Ukraine launches one of the largest drone attacks on Moscow region, killing one man
Ukraine launched one of its largest drone attacks on Moscow and the surrounding region overnight, according to Russian officials, in a strike that killed one man and injured several others. Local authorities said the attack involved about 650 drones and was aimed at the Russian capital and nearby areas. The incident is being described by Russian state media as the second-largest drone attack on Moscow and its region in the past two years.Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said most of the drones were intercepted, including 105 that were shot down close to the city itself. Regional governor Andrei Vorobyov said the... [Continue Reading]
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Russian drone attack sinks grain ship in Romania's Black Sea waters as death toll rises
Romanian authorities have confirmed that a commercial vessel carrying corn sank in the Black Sea after a fire that Ukraine's president blamed on a Russian drone attack. Two people were killed and 11 crew members were rescued, according to officials, after the ship went down in Romania's exclusive economic zone. The incident took place about 30 nautical miles south of Sfantu Gheorghe in Tulcea County, in waters that have become increasingly sensitive because of the war in Ukraine and the movement of commercial shipping.According to the Romanian interior ministry, the coast guard was alerted at about 11:00 local time, or... [Continue Reading]
Pakistan police use fishing nets at Hangu checkpost to deter drone attacks
Police in Pakistan's Hangu district have installed fishing nets above a security checkpost in an effort to block or blunt drone attacks. The low-cost measure has been put in place at the Sarki Piyala police checkpost in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, an area close to the border with Afghanistan and repeatedly affected by militant violence. Officers say the netting has already been in place for two months and has so far prevented further drone strikes at the site.The move follows a deadly attack on 16 April, when drones carrying explosives targeted the checkpost and gunmen opened fire from multiple directions. Police... [Continue Reading]
Libya unity talks disrupted after allegations link Haftar's son to drone attacks on fuel sites
Allegations that Saddam Haftar oversaw a group behind drone attacks on fuel storage facilities and power stations in western Libya have thrown the country's latest unity talks into doubt. The claims have deepened tensions between the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity and the eastern camp led by Khalifa Haftar. They also come as the United States has been trying to push Libya's rival institutions towards a single political and security framework.According to the reported allegations, Saddam Haftar, who is deputy commander of the Libyan National Army, was linked to what was described as a "terror cell" behind the strikes. The... [Continue Reading]
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