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residents in Zanfara estate one of the
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troubled states in Nigeria with frequent
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attacks on the locals by bandits have
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reported that not less than 20
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vigilantes were killed apparently in
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error by the Nigerian Air Force fighter
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jet on Saturday when a group of
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vigilante members gave a chase to
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invading bandits who killed and abducted
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a lot of persons most especially farmers
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at Garan Manny Mariah and Wabi villages
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in Maru local government area of Zanfar
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Estate This an apparent military insider
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news media Zagazilla in its publication
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titled Air Strike in Zanfara kills over
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20 bandits but claims vigilante
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casualties released on Monday claimed
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that only five vigilante members were
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killed because the victims failed to
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follow operational guidelines of
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military joint operations Specifically
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the probably progovernment and military
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news media stated that when the
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vigilantes were given signal to retreat
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they failed to do so According to the
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Zagazola media the Nigerian army has
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confirmed that over 20 bandits were
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neutralized during a coordinated air
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interdiction operation in Mariah and
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Wabi villages of Maru local government
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area of Zanfar Estate While four members
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of a local vigilante group were also
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affected in the attack Zagaza Makama
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gathered from reliably sources that the
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air strike which occurred on Saturday
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May 31st was followed by a ground
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exploitation mission on Saturday by
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troops of one brigade operation fans
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Yanma to assess the impact and conduct
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clearance operations in the area The
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sources said that the interdiction
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inflicted significant losses on the
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terrorists including the destruction of
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their motorcycles and equipment during
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the exploitation on June 1st It was
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confirmed that over 20 bandits were
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neutralized and several motorcycles
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destroyed the source stated However the
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source also confirmed that some number
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of vigilante personnel were mistakenly
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caught in the strike due to a failure to
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comply with withdrawal orders issued
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ahead of the operation Unfortunately
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five vigilante members were killed while
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two others sustained injuries and are
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currently receiving treatment in the
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hospital A few others sustained minor
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injuries and did not require
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hospitalization the source added
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According to field reports the leader of
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the vigilante group has accepted full
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responsibility for the casualties
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suffered by his men stating that they
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disregarded earlier instructions to
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withdraw from the outskirts of the
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village ahead of the air strike He
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admitted that despite being informed of
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the imminent air operation some of the
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vigilante youths insisted on pursuing
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the fleeing bandits and were still
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within the target area when the aircraft
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struck the military source said Zagazola
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learned that the interdiction was part
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of intensified counterterrorism efforts
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by troops under operation hadand Daraji
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to degrade the operational capacity of
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armed groups terrorizing communities
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across Zanfara and neighboring states
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The sources said that the military has
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consistently warned local security
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outfits and civilian volunteers to
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adhere strictly to operational
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guidelines and instructions during joint
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operations to prevent unintended
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casualties The latest operation comes
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amid renewed efforts by the Nigerian
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armed forces to stabilize rural areas
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ahead of the farming season and restore
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civil authority in volatile communities
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across the northwest Reports from Moa
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community in Niger state on Monday
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indicated that over 153 people have been
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confirmed dead with hundreds of houses
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destroyed as flood waters submerged
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large part of the community during the
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heavy downpour that occurred last
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Wednesday and Thursday with residents
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stating with video footage that the
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flood waters washed away thousands of
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families who were still asleep as at
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5:00 a.m on Wednesday when the water
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started submerging parts of Tiffen Maza
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and Anguan Houseawa communities in Moa
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and some of those who woke up
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immediately to escape the floodwaters as
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seen in one of the video footagers ran
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to rooftop of a house but they were all
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completely washed away as the
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floodwaters destroyed the building
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Director General of National Emergency
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Management Agency NEMA Zubeda Umar had
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confirmed in a statement she issued on
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Saturday that over 151 bodies have been
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recovered from the scene of the
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floodwater disaster adding "Search and
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rescue efforts were still ongoing to
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account for missing persons." Aspired
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Alliance team who joined the rescue team
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in Mocha in a statement on Monday said
4:38
that as of Monday afternoon the death
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toll has risen to 153 According to the
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Aspired Alliance team as of today Monday
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2025 153 dead bodies have been recovered
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as a result of the Moa flood disaster
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With search and recovery operations
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still ongoing Aspire Alliance team are
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very much on site to access the
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situations at the separate IDP camps
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inaugurated It was gathered that the
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relief materials from Hijia Fatima
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Muhammad Bago wife of Niger's governor
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have arrived at the IDP's camp in Peggy
5:15
Primary School Moa Distribution to
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affected families will begin immediately
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as instructed by the council chairman
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according to local media Zubueda Umar
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Director General National Emergency
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Management Agency Nema on Saturday
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stated as presented verbatim below
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Mockqua flooding situation report
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updates as at 1000 p.m Saturday May 31st
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The National Emergency Management Agency
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together with other sister emergency
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response bodies is intensifying efforts
5:50
to rescue and save missing persons and
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provide relief to disaster victims and
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their families Our rapid response and
5:57
recovery team conducted a symbolic
5:59
distribution of the relief materials to
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affected persons and then handed over to
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the local government area Sema and
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community leader Saren House to continue
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So far 151 bodies have been recovered
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503 households and 264 houses have been
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affected and 3,18 individuals displaced
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We are also closely monitoring the full
6:25
recovery of all the initially admitted
6:27
victims at various health centers that
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are now treated and discharged The two
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township roads and bridges that were
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damaged by the flooding have impacted
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vehicular movement and economic
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activities negatively Working together
6:41
with the state government we are
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rerouting traffic to alternative roads
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within the town We are providing
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portable water for domestic use of
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residents within the affected
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communities including other hygiene
6:53
measures to prevent the outbreak of
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waterbornne diseases associated with
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flooding disasters in line Ukrainian
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President Vladimir Zalinski has
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confirmed that Ukraine on Sunday
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launched a large scale of multiple
7:06
drones to attack and destroy cruise
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missiles war plane carriers stationed at
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the military airfields of five Russian
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cities of Mermans Hokusk Ivanovo Ryazan
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and Amur regions with Zalinski saying
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that it took Ukraine 1 year and 6 months
7:22
to plan and execute the attacks stating
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that all those who were in Russia
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territories that aided the successful
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execution ution of the planned attack
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are safe and they have all returned to
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Ukraine According to Zalinski in a video
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press release late night on Sunday today
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a brilliant operation was carried out
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The preparation took over a year and a
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half What's most interesting is that the
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office of our operation on Russian
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territory was located directly next to
7:51
FSB headquarters in one of their regions
7:55
In total 117 drones were used in the
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operation with a corresponding number of
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drone operators involved 34% of the
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strategic cruise missile carriers
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stationed at air bases were hit We will
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continue this work Maria Ravda a close
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watcher of the ongoing war in Ukraine
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had stated on her verified exocial media
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handle that this will be in textbooks
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Ukraine secretly delivered FPV drones
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and wooden mobile cabins into Russia The
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drones were hidden under the roofs of
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the cabins which were later mounted on
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trucks At the signal the roofs opened
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remotely Dozens of drones launched
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directly from the trucks striking
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strategic bomber aircraft And Russia
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can't produce these bombers anymore The
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loss is massive Nothing like this has
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ever been done before Russia's Ministry
8:49
of Defense earlier on Sunday
8:51
acknowledged the strikes on airfields
8:52
across five regions On Telegram the
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Russia Defense Ministry stated that
8:58
Ukraine carried out what it said was a
9:01
terrorist attack in the regions of
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Merman Okusk Ivanovo Ryazen and Amur The
9:07
ministry says that all of the attacks
9:09
were repelled It says as a result of the
9:12
launch of FPV drones from the territory
9:15
located in the immediate vicinity of
9:17
airfields several pieces of aviation
9:20
equipment caught fire The fires have now
9:23
been extinguished It adds in some
9:26
numbers of posts between Sunday and
9:27
Friday President Vadomir Zalinski of
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Ukraine have said "I heard reports from
9:33
the Minister of Defense of Ukraine the
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Minister of Foreign Affairs the General
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Staff our intelligence agencies and the
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Security Service of Ukraine Our defense
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our active actions and our diplomacy We
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are doing everything to protect our
9:48
independence our state and our people."
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I outlined the tasks for the near term
9:54
and also defined our positions ahead of
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the meeting in Istanbul on Monday First
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a full and unconditional ceasefire
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Second the release of prisoners Third
10:06
the return of abducted children And in
10:08
order to establish a reliable and
10:10
lasting peace and ensure security
10:13
preparation of the meeting at the
10:14
highest level The key issues can only be
10:17
resolved by the leaders On Monday our
10:20
delegation will be led by Rustam
10:22
Yumemerov Today we visited the book
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