and iran says it has foiled an unsuccessful drone attack on a military facility in central isfahan province. here in the uk, allies of the prime minister rishi sunak have defended his decision to wait for the outcome of an inquiry before sacking the chairman of the conservative party nadim zahawi. the investigation judged the former chancellor had failed to be open about his finances in a serious breach of the ministerial code. opposition parties say mr zahawi should have been dismissed as chairman sooner, and that he should step aside as an mp. with all the days events, here s our political editor chris mason.
there, and six others injured. local officials say multiple launch rocket systems, artillery, mortars and tank shells were used. damage was reported to a regional hospital, a school and residential buildings. kherson, in the country s south, was captured by russian forces in the early days of moscow s invasion. it was recaptured by ukraine in november. in his nightly address, president zelensky said the attack had been relentless. translation: the enemy does not count personnel and, despite numerous casualties, keeps the intensity of its attacks high. this can only be countered by extraordinary resilience and a complete awareness that our soldiers are defending the whole of ukraine when they defend the donetsk region. the iranian defence ministry says it has foiled an unsuccessful drone attack on a military facility in central isfahan province. this footage filmed and posted online by a local journalist appears to show the explosion at the facility.
systems, artillery, mortars and tank shells were used. damage was reported to a regional hospital, a school and residential buildings. kherson, in the country s south, was captured by russian forces in the early days of moscow s invasion. it was recaptured by ukraine in november. in his nightly address, president zelensky said the attack had been relentless. translation: the enemy does not count personnel and, despite numerous casualties, keeps the intensity of its attacks high. this can only be countered by extraordinary resilience and a complete awareness that our soldiers are defending the whole of ukraine when they defend the donetsk region. now more on that drone attack on the military facility in iran s central isfahan province. this footage filmed and posted online by a local journalist appears to show the explosion.
president zelensky said the attack had been relentless. translation: the enemy does not count personnel and, despite numerous casualties, keeps the intensity of its attacks high. this can only be countered by extraordinary resilience and a complete awareness that our soldiers are defending the whole of ukraine when they defend the donetsk region. the iranian defence ministry says it has foiled an unsuccessful drone attack on a military facility in central isfahan province. this footage filmed and posted online by a local journalist appears to show the explosion at the facility. according to local media, three drones were involved and only minor damage was caused to the roof of the building. our news reporter azadeh moshiri told me more about what s being said within iran.
it follows intense fighting in the key southern city of kherson, which has come underfire once again from russian troops stationed on the opposite banks of the dnipro river. three people have been killed there, and six others injured. local officials say multiple launch rocket systems, artillery, mortars and tank shells were used. damage was reported to a regional hospital, a school, and residential buildings. kherson, in the country s south, was captured by russian forces in the early days of moscow s invasion. it was recaptured by ukraine in november. in his nightly address, president zelensky said the attack had been relentless. translation: the enemy does not count personnel and, despite numerous casualties, keeps the intensity of its attacks high. this can only be countered by extraordinary resilience and a complete awareness that our soldiers are defending the whole of ukraine when they defend the donetsk region. the iranian defence ministry says it has foiled an unsuccessful d