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These are the key events on day 1,205 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Here’s where things stand on Friday, June 13:

Fighting

• A two-year-old boy was killed by a Ukrainian drone strike in Russia’s southern Belgorod region and his grandmother and another adult were wounded, local governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said.
• The Ukrainian military said it struck the Rezonit electronics factory in Russia’s Moscow region, resulting in explosions.
• Russia’s Ministry of Defence said its forces had shot…

Israel has attacked several Iranian nuclear facilities and military sites, and carried out assassinations of top military officials and nuclear scientists.

The aggression has led to fears of a wider military conflict in the region, with Tehran promising a “harsh response”.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei warned that Israel faces a “bitter and painful” fate following the attack.

“By God’s will, the powerful hand of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic will not let it…