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Major Russian Oil Refinery in Volgograd Region Falls Victim to a Drone Attack

"Last night, the air defence and electronic jamming repelled an attack by drones in the Volgograd region's Kalachyovsky and Zakanalye districts," governor Andrei Bocharov said on Telegram.

A fire erupted at a major Russian oil refinery in the southwestern Volgograd region overnight after a drone attack blamed on Ukraine, the regional governor said Saturday, Feb. 3.

The Volgograd refinery is operated by Lukoil, an industry giant, and is touted as the "biggest producer of oil products in the federal South district," covering eight regions in southwest Russia.

The refinery is situated south of the city of Volgograd, some 600 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.

On the night of Jan. 29, a drone struck the Slavneft-Yanos oil refinery, reportedly felling next to a hydrocracking unit designed to purify raw materials.

Mikhail Evraev, governor of Russia's Yaroslavl region, claimed that a drone attack was prevented by the electronic warfare (EW) system of the Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery.

On the night of Jan 25, drones of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) attacked an oil refinery in the Russian city of Tuapse in the Krasnodar Territory. »

Pentagon to MAGA world: You need to calm down over Taylor Swift

Authored by politico.com

The Pentagon psy-op unit pitched NATO on turning Taylor Swift into an asset for combating misinformation online,” Watters said.

But asked whether the latest MAGA targeting of the Pentagon could further hurt recruitment, a second U.S. official demurred.

“If only DOD could be so lucky as to have Taylor Swift helping with recruiting,” the official said. »

New Burnout Game May be In Development Using Unreal Engine 5

Authored by gameinfinitus.com

A brand new entry in the Burnout arcade racing game series may be in development using Unreal Engine 5, based on the latest information.

The tweet mentioned the term “take down”, a game mechanic that is often associated with the arcade racing game franchise.

The previous entry in the Burnout series, Burnout Paradise, is an arcade racing game from 2008 that was developed by Criterion Games and published by Electronic Arts. »

The Right-Wing Media Takeover Is Destroying America

Authored by newrepublic.com

And high-profile people who had direct contact with Trump have flipped and will testify against him.

In all likelihood, none of these other Republican candidates is going to make a charge at Trump.

So we’re in for 10 weeks—until the January 15 Iowa caucuses—of poll after poll showing Trump ahead and probably gaining. »

A preliminary magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes east of Oklahoma City

Authored by edition.cnn.com

A preliminary magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit east of Oklahoma City on Friday night and was followed by at least two smaller temblors, according to the US Geological Survey.

The bigger earthquake was recorded at 11:24 p.m. local time about 5 miles northwest of Prague, Oklahoma, and about 42 miles from Oklahoma City, the geological survey said.

The shaking from that earthquake was felt across a large swath of the state, including in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, according to preliminary reports shared by USGS. »