🔴 At least 27 people have been killed in an explosion and fire at a petrol station in #Dagestan in southern #Russia.

The blast occurred in the regional capital #Makhachkala, which sits on the coast of the #Caspian Sea, at 21:40 local time (18:40 GMT).

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66505961
#Ukraine

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4 #Tu95MS strategic aircraft launched 4 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles from the #Caspian Sea. The AFU managed to intercept 1 missile, while the rest hit industrial facilities in the Dnipro region.
The adversary launched Iranian Shaheds from the northern and southern axes. All 20x combat drones were intercepted.

🇺🇦 General Staff of the AFU
#war #ukraine #intelligence
#UkraineRussiaWar #osint
#UkraineWarNews #military

#Kazakhstan: Authorities declare state of emergency over #Caspian.
Officials have tried to ignore the situation for years, but appear to have been spurred into action by the president.
https://eurasianet.org/kazakhstan-authorities-declare-state-of-emergency-over-caspian

#Turkey will become an important hub for the supply of #Turkmen #gas to #Europe, President #Erdogan said.

“We are ready to cooperate with our Turkmen and #Azerbaijani colleagues in the #Caspian. Now we need to start working on the transportation of Turkmen natural gas to #Western markets in the same way.”

This morning, 9 #Russian Tu-95ms strategic #bombers headed from #Engels towards #Volgodonsk.

Having reached the #Caspian region, from where they usually launch missiles over #Ukraine, the planes turned back without launching.

It was probably a training flight, usually the #Russian strategic aviation arranges them a few days before the actual launches.

@encelado Thank you so much! I am definitely into #TheOcean. Did you know I did an interview with Robin? I also love #GodIsAnAstronaut, #TesseracT, #RussianCircles, #Caspian, #Thot, #WeLostTheSea (also both on my blog), and many more. Here is a feature I did with #APlaceToBuryStrangers the other day: https://cardamonchai.com/2022/04/a-place-to-bury-strangers-interview-en/