RUSSIA LAUNCHES MASSIVE DRONE AND MISSILE BARRAGE ON UKRAINE, KILLING AT LEAST 18 CIVILIANS AND STRIKING KYIV AND MULTIPLE CITIES. (PHOTO).
Russia launches massive drone and missile barrage on Ukraine, killing at least 18 civilians and striking Kyiv and multiple cities Russia carried out a large-scale overnight assault on Ukraine, launching hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles that killed at least 18 civilians and wounded more than 100 others across multiple cities, officials said Tuesday. The strikes hit Kyiv, Dnipro and other regions, with emergency crews working through destroyed residential buildings where some victims were trapped under rubble. In Dnipro, rescuers recovered the bodies of a 3-year-old child and a mother and her 8-year-old son, while officials reported 12 deaths in the city and six in Kyiv. The bombardment stretched from night into daylight, with explosions reported across wide areas of the country. Kyiv residents had been on alert for days after warnings of a major aerial attack, including advisories for foreign diplomats to leave the capital. Despite those warnings, most remained in pl...
Troops of 3 Battalion,22 Task Force Brigade on friday 10th June 2016,based on information received that Boko Haram terrorists elements earleir dislodged at Chukungudu and Hausari villages during a recent clearance operations,were migrating towards Muska village in Gamboru Ngala Local Government Area,conducted fighting patrol operations in the grneral area.During the encpunter,the troops killed 10 Boko Haram terrorists,captured 2 alive and rescued a woman with her baby that were held hostages by the terrorists.The troops also recovered several equipment,arms and ammunition that include 6 AK-47 rifle magazines,56 rounds of 7.62m {Special} rounds of ammunitions,1 bundle of detonating cord,a Manual on how to prepare Improvised Explosive Devices {IEDs} 2 rifle magazine pounches,a Techno Ipad,a Nokia mobile telephone handset and 1 Gionee mobile telephone handset.Others include 1 Digital Multimetre,6 SIM cards,3 memory cards and 1 Airtel Modern containing memory card also.The troops also recovered a wristwatch,2 Islamic books,an empty bag and 2 Motorcycles.The captured terrorists are undergoing preliminary interrogation,while rescued woman and her child are receiving necessary attention pending onward movement to Internally Displaced Persons {IDPs} Camp.Similarly,another element of the Battalion also conducted another fighting patrol to Wumbi village based on received information on the presence of remnants of Boko Haram terrists in the area.The patrol team recovered 157 rounds of 7.62mm {NATO} ammunition and 37 rounds of 7.62mm {Special } ammunition.In a related development,troops of 22 Brigade Garrison intercepted 15 IDPs,all male adults,approaching Dikwa from Mudu Kasa village.They revealed that some Boko Haram terrorist occasionally visit and terrorise their village and forcefully collect food and valuables.They further alleged that the terrorists came in numbers with some of them holding AK-47 rifles,while others wield machetes.As part of the troops mandate of facilitating humanitarian assistance by both Governmental and Non-governmental Organizations {NGOs} to the IDPs,troops also provided security to International Committee of the Red Cross {ICRC} same day.The troops provided security to the ICRC' contractors sinking 5 boreholes around Dikwa IDP camp.The troops would continue to provide the needed security to facilitate humanitarian assistance and activities in the area.-Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman,Acting Director Army Public Relations.More photos below. 
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