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Ukrainian Drone Attack Kills One; Dagestan Flooding Displaces 6,200

4/18/2026

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Ukrainian Drone Attack

A Ukrainian drone attack in Belgorod killed a motorcycle rider.
Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported the incident.
In Dagestan, flooding from severe rainfall left at least 15 communities isolated, seven deaths, and over 6,200 displaced.
The region declared a federal state of emergency.
Helicopters are delivering essential supplies to unreachable areas amid landslide risks.

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Melnichenko Faces Fertilizer Crisis

Andrei Melnichenko, founder of EuroChem, says Ukrainian drone attacks are significantly affecting Russia's nitrogen fertiliser industry.
The strikes heighten global food security concerns amid rising fertiliser prices, with Russia halting ammonium nitrate exports for a month.
Russia accounts for about 20% of global fertiliser trade and faces production constraints from export caps and drone strikes.
A Dorogobuzh plant attack caused seven fatalities and reduced production capacity by 5%.

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Ukrainian Drone Attack

A Ukrainian drone attack in Belgorod killed a motorcycle rider.
Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported the incident.
In Dagestan, flooding from severe rainfall left at least 15 communities isolated, seven deaths, and over 6,200 displaced.
The region declared a federal state of emergency.
Helicopters are delivering essential supplies to unreachable areas amid landslide risks.

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