Blaze at St Petersburg oil sites as Kyiv launches more than 1,000 drones at Russia

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By The Associated Press | Posted by TOE Ukrainian attacks set an oil export terminal ablaze in St. Petersburg on Sunday, as Kyiv launched more than 1,000 drones across Russia in one of its largest ever aerial bombardments. The attack comes amid deepening tensions between Ukraine and Washington , with U.S. President Donald Trump criticizing Kyiv for its strikes on Russian oil infrastructure. One person was killed and five more were wounded in the attack, which sparked fires at both the Petersburg Oil Terminal and the city’s Ruchi oil depot, said local Gov. Alexander Beglov. A logistics center belonging to Russian retailer Ozon and a data center for local tech giant VK were also targeted, both companies confirmed. Russia’s Ministry of Defense said Sunday that its forces had destroyed 1,015 Ukrainian drones over 15 Russian regions, as well as the annexed Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea and the Black Sea. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told Russian state n...
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Death toll from Kenyan floods rises to 108

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Weeks of heavy rains and flooding have ​now killed 108 ‌people in Kenya, the National Police Service said on Saturday in an ‌updated ​death ⁠toll.

Flash floods, which ⁠began on the evening of March 6, have caused widespread destruction ​in the East African nation, sweeping ⁠away dozens ⁠of vehicles, disrupting ​air travel, and damaging ​power infrastructure.

Over 2,700 families ‌have been displaced across the country, authorities said on Friday.

While ⁠the intensity of rainfall has eased in some areas, ⁠police ‌cautioned that ⁠the risk of ​flooding ‌persists due to ​overflowing drainage ⁠systems and waterlogged ground.

SOURCE: REUTERS AND AGECIES



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