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The capital is coming under a combined attack.

— Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv's military administration, said this regarding the attacks on the city.

Iran should have signed the 'deal' I told them to sign. What a shame, and waste of human life. Simply stated, IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. I said it over and over again! Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!— Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social media platform.

I hope Israel and Iran can broker a ceasefire.

— U.S. President Donald Trump made this statement while reaffirming U.S. support for Israel.

The enemy thinks it can fight Iran the same way it fights defenceless Palestinians who are under an Israeli siege.

— Hossein Salami, the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, spoke about Iran's military readiness and its stance against Israel.

We are holding on. We are helping each other. And we will definitely survive. Kharkiv is Ukraine. And it cannot be broken.

— Igor Terekhov, the Mayor of Kharkiv, speaks about the resilience of the city following the drone strikes.

Russia must answer for every crime it commits. Until there is justice, there will be no security. For Ukraine. And for the world.

— Ihor Klymenko, Interior Minister of Ukraine, wrote on Telegram.

If there had been a cease-fire, would the operation have taken place? No.

— Zelensky told reporters that the operation over the weekend would not have been carried out if Putin had agreed to a U.S.-proposed truce.

This is a big deal, because the prisoner exchange will be the largest that Ukraine and Russia have engaged in so far.

— Melinda Haring, a non-resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center, told Al Jazeera.

The Crimean Bridge is an absolutely legitimate target, especially since the enemy uses it as a logistical artery for supplying its troops.

— Lieutenant General Vasyl Maliuk, head of the Ukrainian Security Service, regarding the attack on the Crimean Bridge.

I wish to congratulate Bulgaria on its tremendous dedication to making the adjustments needed.

— Philip Lane, ECB Executive Board Member, stated this during a press conference.

The attacks – which it called 'terror attacks' – were launched from the vicinity of the airfields.— This is a statement from the Russian Defense Ministry regarding the origins of the attacks.

The truth is being in the United States is a big risk for anybody, not just for Venezuelans ... They persecute our countrymen, our people for no reason.

— Diosdado Cabello, Venezuela's Interior Minister, responding to the U.S. travel ban.

We will save Poland, we will not allow the power of Donald Tusk to be complete.

— Karol Nawrocki, in his speech immediately after the polls closed, when the result was still in doubt.