Ukraine refinery
Ukraine attacks Russian oil refinery with 100 drones There are strong indications that Ukrainian military may have hit a Russian oil refinery in a daring attack involving at least 100 drones. The onslaught is arguably the "largest single" operation since the war between the two Eastern European nations broke out on February 24, 2022. According to the BBC, a verified video footage showed a fireball rising over the refinery and pumping station in the Ryazan region, southeast of Moscow, the Russian capital city. While Ukrainian officials described the attack as "targeted", Russia claimed it had shot down 121 drones that had targeted 13 regions, including Ryazan and Moscow, but reported no damage. In the meantime, Ukrainian authorities said a Russian drone that hit a residential building in its Kyiv region, left three people dead, and one other injured. The report quoted Andriy Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's centre for countering disinformation, as confirming both offensives on Telegram. Bloggers on the social media site Telegram posted images and videos of fires raging in Ryazan. Footage verified as genuine by the BBC shows people fleeing from the site in cars as a blaze takes hold. Russian state-owned news agency RIA cited a statement from the Kremniy plant in Bryansk, which said work had been suspended after an attack involving six drones. Pavel Malkov, the regional governor, said emergency services were responding. The Kremlin acknowledged the attacks but made no mention of damage or casualties. It claimed to have destroyed 121 Ukrainian drones, including six over the Moscow region, 20 in the Ryazan region, and a number over the border region of Bryansk.

Four people were injured on Monday when a truck carrying bags of onions struck an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at Lingir Village in Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno State.

The vehicle was travelling from Baga in Kukawa LGA to Maiduguri when the explosion occurred around 10:30 a.m.

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According to information obtained by Zagazola Makama, the victims include the driver, 25-year-old Umar Isah, and three passengers — Suleiman Isa (22), Ibrahim Bala (25), and Umar Hassan (22) — all residents of Maiduguri.

The blast caused extensive damage to the truck, registered as XA 504 GSH (Yobe), prompting an immediate response from troops of Operation HADIN KAI and other security personnel.

The area was cordoned off, photographed, and thoroughly searched for additional explosive devices, but none were discovered.

The injured were first taken to General Hospital Monguno before being transferred to the State Specialist Hospital in Maiduguri, where they are currently receiving treatment and are reported to be responding well.

Security sources suspect the IED was planted by fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP).

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