US embassies issue Middle East warnings as regional tensions increase

United States diplomatic missions across the Middle East have advised American citizens to prepare for potential rapid conflict escalation and consider departing the region. The alerts were published by embassies in multiple nations, including Israel, Jordan, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia.

In Ukraine, regional military governor Oleksandr Prokudin confirmed that Russian strikes on Kherson killed a 54-year-old woman and injured 18 people. Meanwhile, Alexey Likhachev, head of Russia's state nuclear agency Rosatom, stated that Ukrainian sea drones sank the commercial cargo ship Janjina in international Black Sea waters, with all 17 crew members rescued.

In the Western Balkans, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić accused authorities of subjecting ethnic Serbs in Kosovo to severe pressure.

Sources: Dan, N1, Tanjug