Today’s news / Russia

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  • Four people have died and several are missing after they took part in a guided tour through sewer systems in Moscow on Sunday. While they were down in the sewer system, the area was hit by torrential rain. This caused the water in the sewers to rise so fast that they did not have time to get out, according to TASS. Moscow’s emergency services told Tass that the group, which practiced “extreme tourism”, numbered a total of eight people. /ritzau/AFP/
  • A Russian bomber at an air base south of Saint Petersburg was hit Monday in connection with a Ukrainian drone strike, according to the BBC. The Russian Defence Ministry confirms that one aircraft was damaged. The ministry said in a statement that Russian forces shot down the drone with small arms. The attack was said to have taken place around 10:00 a.m. local time at a military airfield in the Novgorod region, about 200 kilometres from Saint Petersburg. /ritzau/