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...
Chief of Air Staff,Air Marshall Sadiq Abubakar said that the Nigerian Air Force has concluded arrangements for the establishment of Air War College to be located in Makurdi,the Benue State Capital.He disclosed this during a courtesy call on Governor Samuel Ortom in Makudi requested for early resolution of issues concerning land titles for some of the organisation's establishments.He said the Airforce Secondary School located in Makurdi would be expanded and assured Benue State Government of the organisation's readiness to contribute to improvement of general security in the state.Air Marshall Abubakar said there are plans for the deployment of surveillance Jets and Helicopter gunshots to track the movement of criminal elements within the Benue region adding that President Muhammadu Buhari had given the Air-Force excess air planes.The Chief of Air Staff appealed to the governor to request the communities having security challenges to support the Air Force with information on activities of criminals and expressed appreciation for the assistance Benue state government has been giving to the organisation.Responding,Governor Samuel Ortom commended the Air Force for contributing to the decimation of boko haram in the North-east.Governor Ortom said Benue has been receiving tremendous support from the Air Force in the area of security,health and education and prayed for the repose of the soul of those who lost their lives in the war against insurgency.The governor assured the Chief of Air Staff of speedy resolution of issues relating to titles for land belonging to the Air Force and noted with delight the assistance the Air Force Base has been giving to the state by allowing government officials to use the airport.
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