Waves of Russian drones and missiles struck districts across the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Tuesday, damaging an apartment building, sparking fires and injuring up to 16 people, city officials said.

A fresh wave of Iranian missiles were launched at northern Israel, Israel Defense Forces said in a statement. Israel's emergency services said there are no reports of any casualties, aside from some isolated incidents of injuries as people raced to bomb shelters.

Iranian media report new Israeli attacks on the west of the country on Monday, after Iranian strikes broke through Israel's iron Dome defences overnight.

Two American destroyers have launched missile interceptors over the past few days, a US official told Business Insider. Another one just arrived.

Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, said in a post on X that the U.S. Embassy will remain closed Monday, with an order for staff to shelter in place still in effect. He added that there has been “some minor damage from concussions of Iranian missile hits near Embassy Branch in Tel Aviv,

The Navy is sending the USS Thomas Hudner to bolster air defense systems in the region as fighting between Israel and Iran continues.