 Houthi's target US ships, Russia profiting from Houthi Red Sea attacks. Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group fired missiles at a Liberian flagged container ship in the Red Sea but did not hit the vessel. The US Central Command said two anti-ship ballistic missiles were fired at the Pinocchio from Yemeni territory. US Central Command said resulting in no damage or injuries. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sari earlier said the group had targeted and hit the ship which he described as American. Sari said the Houthi group would escalate their military operations during the Muslim Holy Month of Ramadan in solidarity with Palestinians in response to the war in Gaza. The United States and Britain have launched strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen and re-designated the militia as a terrorist group. Air strikes attributed to the US-British coalition hit port cities and small towns in western Yemen on March 11, killing at least 11 people and injuring 14, a spokesperson for Yemeni's internationally recognized government told Reuters. US Central Command said it conducted six self-defense strikes on Monday in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. The strikes destroyed an unmanned underwater vessel and 18 anti-ship missiles, which US Central Command said presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and US Navy ships in the region. Meanwhile, Russia has been heavily sanctioned since invading Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Many goods that normally traveled by ground through Russia on their way from Asia to Europe were shifted to the Red Sea route as a result. German shipping company DHL reportedly said that requests for shipments using Moscow's state-owned company Russian Railways had skyrocketed by 40% since the Houthis forced the longer route to become commonplace in December. The requests have picked up since the beginning of the situation in the Red Sea by around 40%. DHL told the Financial Times, the overwhelming amount is going through Russia. Similarly, specialist shipping companies Railgate Europe and the Railbridge Cargo both said that demands for commercial shipments to take the Russian rail route had increased by over 30% following the Houthi attacks. On the night of March 12, there was a drone attack on seven regions of Russia. This was reported by Russian Telegram channels. Ukrainian drones hit Moscow, Kursk, Belgorod, Voronezh, Tula, Oriole and Nizhniy Novgorod regions. Drones hit an oil base in the Oriole region and an oil refinery in Nizhniy Novgorod.I in Nizhniy Novgorod, an explosion and a strong fire occurred at the oil refinery owned by Luke Oil in one of the country's largest oil refineries. The plant has temporarily stopped its activity. In Belgorod region, seven settlements were left without electricity. Losses are not reported.