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At least one dead and six injured in a Ukrainian drone attack against southern Russia
At least one person died and six others were injured last night in a massive Ukrainian drone attack against the Krasnodar region, in southern Russia.
The authorities of that entity of the Federation reported this Friday that “as a result of the fall of the fragments of a drone, one of the workers of a boiler in the city of Krasnodar died.”
For their part, the emergency services have confirmed that in addition to the boiler where the fatal victim occurred, the building of a bus station in the regional capital was damaged in the attack.
“At least four people were injured by the fall of the remains of drones, according to preliminary data,” the regional authorities said in a press release collected by the Interfax agency.
Two other people were injured by the impact of another drone on the territory of the Ilski oil refinery, one of the most important in the south of the country.
According to the official version, the attack did not cause damage to the facilities of the refinery, which, like all of Russia’s oil infrastructure, is considered by Ukraine as a priority military target.
The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed the massive nature of the attack on the Krasnodar region, where last night, according to the military, 43 fixed-sing drones were shot down.
In addition, the Russian military command indicated that anti-aircraft defense systems killed 70 unmanned devices over the annexed Crimean peninsula and the Black Sea, in whose waters, he added, six water drones of the Ukrainian Navy were destroyed.
Meanwhile, at the front, Ukraine recovers land near the town of Vovchansk, in the border area with Russia of the Kharkov region and Russian forces continue to advance in the eastern region of Donetsk, according to the daily bulletin on the course of the war published by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), based in the United States.
The town of Chasiv Yar, in the eastern region of Donetsk, has been one of the main objectives of Russian operations on this front for months.
However, Ukraine continues to maintain control of the locality despite the constant Russian attacks in the area.
In the Kharkov region, another of the epicenters of the fighting, Ukrainian forces are carrying out assault operations in the northeast of Vovchansk to finish expelling Russian troops from the area, according to the Ukrainian Telegram military channel DeepState,
The channel clarifies that there can be no talk of Ukrainian “counter-offensive actions” and that Russian forces continue to launch infantry attacks on this part of the front opened by Russia in the middle of last month.
According to the daily report on the war of the Kiev Center for Defense Strategics, Ukraine has regained control of the village of Tije and part of the town of Staritsia, both east of Vovchansk
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Mexican government prioritizes 191 communities after deadly floods
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed on Wednesday that the death toll from recent rains and floods across several central states has risen to 66, while the federal government has activated air bridges and prioritized assistance in 191 isolated communities.
“Unfortunately, 66 people have died, and 75 remain missing,” the president said during her morning press conference. She added that the official death toll will be updated later in a new report.
As of Tuesday, authorities had reported 64 fatalities. Sheinbaum also announced the creation of a public information center to centralize official data on the deceased, missing persons, damaged homes, and cut-off communities.
According to the president, the number of missing persons has decreased thanks to coordination with state authorities.
“Through calls to phone line 079, 103 people who had been reported missing have now been located,” she explained.
Priority Municipalities
The president noted that the federal government has classified 191 communities as ‘priority’, a designation based mainly on the percentage of homes affected.
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New road and bridge explosions raise alarm amid indigenous protests in Ecuador
Ecuadorian authorities are investigating two explosions that occurred early Wednesday, one on a road in the southern part of the country and another under a bridge in Guayas province. These incidents follow the car bomb explosion in the coastal city of Guayaquil, also in Guayas, which occurred the day before and left one person dead and 30 injured.
Press reports indicate that one person was injured and several vehicles were damaged in the explosion on the Cuenca-Girón-Pasaje road in the south.
“Besides yesterday’s explosion in Guayaquil, we have received reports of explosives placed on bridges along the Guayaquil-Machala and Machala-Cuenca routes to disrupt traffic,” said Roberto Luque, Minister of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT).
On his X social media account, Luque reported that authorities have been deployed to the sites to assess the damage and determine the current condition of the structures.
“What they haven’t achieved with their call for a strike, some are trying to achieve through terrorism,” he stated, referring to the 24 days of protests organized by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities (Conaie) against rising diesel prices and other demands.
The protests, called at a national level, have Imbabura province as their epicenter. Roadblocks have also been reported in the northern part of Pichincha province, whose capital is Quito, while activities in the rest of the country continue normally.
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Armed forces target illegal mines in Northern Ecuador with bombing raids
Ecuador’s Armed Forces carried out an operation on Monday — including airstrikes — against illegal mining in the town of Buenos Aires, in the country’s north, Defense Minister Gian Carlo Loffredo reported.
The mountainous, gold-rich area has been a hotspot for illegal mining since 2017, located in the Andean province of Imbabura.
In 2019, former president Lenín Moreno deployed around 2,400 soldiers to the region in an attempt to curb the illegal activity. “The operation began with mortar fire, followed by gunfire and bombing runs by Supertucano aircraft,” Loffredo said in a video released by the Defense Ministry.
He added that the operation would continue on Tuesday with patrols across the area to locate possible members of “irregular armed groups that may have crossed from the Colombian border.”
The Armed Forces stated on X that the intervention focused on the “complete elimination of multiple illegal mining tunnels” in the areas known as Mina Nueva and Mina Vieja.
The operation coincided with the deployment of a military and police convoy into Imbabura, which has been the epicenter of protests against President Daniel Noboa since September 22, following his decision to scrap the diesel subsidy.
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