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Air raid sirens and explosions in parts of Ukraine
06:05 | Air raid sirens and explosions are heard in several Ukrainian cities in the night between Wednesday and Thursday. According to The Kyiv Independent, army command in Kiev has warned of a Russian drone strike. Two strong explosions would have been heard in the Ukrainian capital and the air defense would be active, while news of Russian attacks is arriving from many other parts of the country.
Fire at a refinery in southern Russia after a possible drone attack
06:00 | A fire broke out at an oil refinery near the southern Russian city of Krasnodar in the night between Wednesday and Thursday. According to the Russian state news agency TASS, the refinery in the town of Ilski has been hit by a drone and a storage tank is on fire.
Krasnodar is located not far from the border with Ukraine, on the other side of the Sea of ​​\u200b\u200bAzov. There is a lot of oil industry in the area. The night before, according to TASS, a drone descended on the town of Volna on the Kerch Strait and caused a major fire in an oil storage tank.
Source: BNR
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