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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
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Topic: drone attacks

Ukraine military reports waves of Russian drone attacks on Kyiv

There was no immediate comment from Moscow, which has launched multiple air attacks on Kyiv & Ukraine throughout September.

In Manipur’s Koutruk, 8-yr-old saw her mom get shot in the head. ‘She can still hear the bombs & bullets’

More than 50 bombs were dropped on the village on 1 September while bullets rained from hill area, local residents say, marking ‘significant escalation’ in ongoing violence in state.

Iran foreign minister downplays overnight drone attack, says link to Israel not proved so far

The attack appeared to target an Iranian Air Force base near the city of Isfahan, deep inside the country, but without striking any strategic sites or causing major damage

Navy, Coast Guard intensify search & boarding operations after armed drone attack on MV Chem Pluto

Four guided missile destroyers — INS Mormugao, INS Kochi, and INS Kolkata and INS Chennai — deployed as deterrence and for keeping track of suspected vessels in Arabian Sea.

Attacks on India-bound merchant vessels intentional, says Rajnath, hints at ‘jealous forces’

MV Chem Pluto was attacked in Arabian Sea and MV Sai Baba in Red Sea. Navy has deployed three guided-missile destroyers in various areas to maintain deterrent presence.

BSF shoots down drone from Pakistan in Punjab’s Amritsar, seizes 5.5 kg heroin

This comes a day after the BSF had recovered a Pakistani drone along the international border near Rai village on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.

On eve of Kyiv Day, Russia launches ‘largest’ overnight drone attack on Ukrainian capital

'History of Ukraine longstanding irritant for insecure Russians,' says Zelenskyy aide after Ukrainian Air Force claims it downed 52 ‘kamikaze’ drones launched by Russia.

Ukraine says it shot down 36 drones in overnight Russian attacks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said it had been an 'uneasy night' but commended the work of air defences.

Drone attack sets ablaze parts of Russia’s Krasnodar oil refinery, says Tass news agency

A day earlier, a fuel depot further to the west caught on fire near a bridge linking Russia’s mainland with the occupied Crimea peninsula.

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Troops patrolled up to Patrolling Point (PP) 10 on Monday. Though there are PP 10, 11, 12, 12A & 13 in Depsang Plains, it was decided that only one or two PPs would be patrolled.

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While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.