On the night of Friday October 11 to Saturday October 12, 2024, Ukraine and Russia both sent drones into enemy territory, causing the death of at least one person in the Russian region of Belgorod. kyiv said it had neutralized 24 Russian drones while Moscow claimed to have shot down 47 Ukrainian machines. The day was also punctuated by an explosion at a gas station in the Caucasus, in which four people lost their lives.
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Four killed in gas station explosion in Chechnya
A gas station exploded in Grozny, capital of the Russian republic of Chechnya in the Caucasus, killing four people. Among the victims, two were children, said emergency services cited by theAFP. The fire has since been brought under control.
Accidents of this type are common in Russia, often due to violations of safety standards or dilapidated facilities. At the end of September, the explosion at a gas station in Dagestan, a Russian republic neighboring that of Chechnya, left 13 dead and around ten injured.
More than 50 drones shot down in Ukraine and Russia, one dead in Belgorod
Ukraine and Russia reported enemy drone attacks targeting their territories overnight from Friday to Saturday, with kyiv saying it had neutralized 24 Russian drones against 47 Ukrainian machines for Moscow.
In a statement, the Ukrainian Air Force said Russia had fired missiles from the Belgorod region, without specifying the number or type.
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Separate Russian bombings also injured four people in the Zaporizhia region (south) in the morning, the head of the regional administration said. In the Russian region of Belgorod, bordering Ukraine, a Ukrainian drone attack killed one person in the village of Ustinka, the governor reported on Telegram.
Volodymyr Zelensky welcomes the results of his tour in Europe
On his X account, the Ukrainian president was delighted with his European tour, the objective of which was to present his “victory plan”. He therefore leaves London, Paris, Rome and Berlin with the promise of “Defense packages for protection, air defense systems and investments in the production of drones and other weapons in Ukraine”.
He continues: “Our common task is to bring Ukraine and all of Europe closer to a just peace”.
