By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
A massive drone attack caused significant damage to an industrial company in Kstovo district, home to one of Russia’s largest refineries. Nizhny Novgorod governor Gleb Nikitin reported the strikes, which took place overnight and on Sunday morning.
An oil refinery in Novokuibyshevsk, in Russia’s Samara region, was hit by Ukrainian drones overnight on 30 October, causing a fire. The site, operated by Rosneft, produces jet fuel among other products, while Moscow says it intercepted more than 1,000 drones, according to the Zambian Observer.
🇷🇺 Russia · Source: Zambian Observer ·
Russia says it targeted industrial and energy sites in Kyiv and the Dnipropetrovsk region overnight from Thursday to Friday, as well as port infrastructure and ships in the Odesa region. The Russian Defence Ministry says it targeted facilities linked to drone production and storage, according to Le Monde.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: Le Monde ·
Russian bombardments hit a thermal power plant in Kyiv, as well as four substations and a gas distribution facility in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, leaving hundreds of thousands of households without electricity. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported the damage, as the strikes form part of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: Le Monde ·
More than 115 drone and missile strikes attributed to Iran or allied militias have damaged or destroyed structures at 26 US sites in the Middle East since late February 2026. The first attacks targeted facilities protecting radars, before strikes went on to hit air bases, among other sites, according to an Associated Press analysis published on 31 October.
🇮🇷 Iran · Source: La Nouvelle Tribune ·
Glasner raises prospect of sixth Nottingham Forest managerAfter Nottingham Forest’s 2-0 defeat by Brentford, manager Oliver Glasner said changes were needed and raised the possibility of a sixth manager taking charge if the club did not follow a new direction. Forest are 19th in the Premier League, one point above the bottom, Punch reports, citing BBC Sport.The week in Africa
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