On Tuesday, Sudan's Defence Minister Yassin Ibrahim accused the UAE of violating his country's sovereignty through its "proxy", the RSF. The announcement came as the RSF were blamed for attacks on the usually safe city of Port Sudan, which started on Sunday and have continued until Wednesday. Since Sunday, drone strikes have hit an international airport, a major power station and a hotel in Port Sudan. On Wednesday the Sudanese army said it had foiled a strike on the country's biggest naval base. Until now, Port Sudan had avoided bombardment and was regarded as one of the safest places in the war-ravaged nation.