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Volgograd governor Andrei Bocharov says a fire temporarily broke out after a Ukrainian drone attack
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Ukraine\u2019s military says it has destroyed a Russian command post in the border region of Kursk.
In a statement on the Telegram messenger app, they said they had hit a command post in the city of Rylsk, around 25 miles beyond the area of Kursk controlled by Ukraine\u2019s forces.
\u201cThis operation is part of a systematic effort to destroy enemy command posts, depriving them of the ability to effectively coordinate combat operations and logistics,\u201d they wrote.
It comes as Ukraine launched its second drone attack<\/a> this week against oil refineries in Russia<\/a>.
An oil refinery in Russia’s southern Volgograd region temporarily caught fire<\/a> after an overnight Ukrainian drone attack<\/a>, the regional governor said on Friday.
Andrei Bocharov, the governor, said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app that Russian air defences had repelled an attack on his region by eight drones.
Earlier this week, Ukraine claimed to have struck and set on fire a Lukoil refinery, Russia’s fourth largest, in the Nizhny Novgorod region, east of Moscow<\/a>.<\/a>
The North Korean troops fighting for Russia are highly trained and will stop at nothing to avoid surrender, Ukrainian sources tell Sam Kiley, The Independent\u2019s World Affairs Editor, in Sumy
Two people have been injured in Russia\u2019s evening missile attack on the historic centre of Odesa.
The city\u2019s mayor, Hennadiy Trukhanov confirmed on the messaging app Telegram that they have been taken to hospital.
Regional Governor Oleh Kiper said two large explosions had gone off in the city during the early evening.
President Zelensky said in his nightly video address that \u201cstrikes directly on the city, on ordinary civilian buildings\u201d underscored the importance of improved air defences.
\u201cAgain and again, air defence is the top priority. We are working with all our partners to provide more protection for our country\u201d, he added.
\u201cWe need faster deliveries and greater numbers of systems and weapons which will enable us to save the lives of more of our soldiers, our people.
\u201cMore orders for drones. More investments for the development of robotic systems. And more orders for basic weapons.\u201d
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The Kursk regional court accused Jerome Starkey of illegally crossing the border into Russia.
The US president says he will use financial leverage to force Russia to accept a deal to end the invasion of Ukraine
A Ukrainian special forces commander says North Korean troops have moved back from the fighting for roughly a fortnight
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