The group said Saudi strikes targeted the city and port of Hodeidah and Kamaran Island, causing material damage, and said its air defenses engaged Saudi aircraft after they entered Yemeni airspace, preventing them from carrying out another attack.

The first operation targeted Aramco-affiliated facilities in Jizan with dozens of ballistic missiles and drones, while the second struck facilities in Yanbu using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones.

The Houthis stated the attacks were a response to Saudi Arabia's continued military operations and blockade of Yemen, adding that their naval blockade against Saudi Arabia remains in effect.

They warned they were prepared to expand military operations in the coming hours and days under what they described as the principle of "a blockade for a blockade and an escalation for an escalation."

Last night, the warriors of our Defense Forces hit targets across different regions of Russia that are fueling this war.

Once again, a plant in Kirov was struck – the one supplying components for the weapons Russia uses to attack our people. That’s about 1,200 kilometers from Ukraine’s border.

Also hit were an oil refinery in Tyumen, a logistics facility in Yekaterinburg, and a fuel and lubricants depot in Rostov‑on‑Don.

We also achieved very strong results with long‑range strikes in the Caspian Sea, including vessels used in military cargo shipments involving Iran, as well as a warship.

Young people are dying. This is the gene pool of the brotherly peoples of Russia and Ukraine. And all this must be stopped, because what is happening, in my convinced view, plays into the hands and brings joy to the enemies of both Russia and the Ukrainian state.

Perhaps it is time to freeze this conflict and return to the Istanbul 2.0 formula, as significant results were achieved there. After that — naturally under guarantees from major powers, including Russia — we can move forward.

As for Kazakhstan's position regarding Russia, do not doubt—we have always considered and consider Russia a great state, as I have already said.

We are committed to strategic cooperation with Russia and to allied relations, however difficult it may be.