Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Drones massively attack Russia, targeting objects in its several oblasts and causing fires

"Several Russian oblasts came under massive drone attack, fires broke out at the places where
the debris fell, Rostov Oblast's governor Vasiliy Golubev claimed....City of Kalach-on-Don in Volgograd Oblast also came under attack. Early reports indicate a local oil depot to be the enemy drones' target.

Locals recorded about 10 explosions in the city, starting at around 4 a.m. Deadwood caught fire after drone debris fell in Rostov-on-Don. Two transformers at a power substation caught fire in the Rodionova-Nesvitaiski district. The fire extinguishing efforts are ongoing on site." UB

France's National Rally to lead new right-wing group at EU parliament

"Marine Le Pen's far-right National Pally party struck an alliance with Hungarian Prime
Minister Viktor Orban in the
EU parliament. Austria's far-right Freedom Party, Fidesz and the populist Czech ANO party led by Andrej Babis had already agreed to join forces, citing the fight against illegal immigration, as well as transferring more powers from Brussels back to member states as the new alliance's goals." France24

Modi’s visit to Moscow

"As
Indian and Russian leaders meet for the bilateral summit, they will discuss diversifying the relationship in line with national interests. Moscow and New Delhi also have frequent and frank consultations on China-related issues, increasingly more salient in the emerging global landscape, with Beijing’s ambitions becoming ever more evident." RT

Russia takes out three US-made Ukrainian missile systems

"The
Russian military has destroyed three US-supplied Ukrainian High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) along with some of the foreign military personnel helping Kiev operate the missile arrays." RT

During Russian attack in Kyiv, 32,000 people were hiding in metro stations

"During the morning attack by the
Russian army, 32,000 people took refuge from shelling at the Kyiv metro stations, including almost 2,200 children. Povoroznyk reminded that all 46 underground metro stations were operating in shelter mode around the clock and all lobbies were open to the public without exception." Ukrin