A Ukrainian SBU drone strikes an oil refinery near the city of Perm in Perm Krai, Russia, causing a large fire at the facility.
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April 29, 2026 (Wednesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Disasters and accidents
Two people are killed and 11 others are injured when a Diamond DA42 Twin Star crashes into a hangar at Parafield Airport in Parafield, South Australia, Australia.
Health and environment
A barge carrying Timmy, a humpback whale that has been stranded off Germany's coast in the Baltic Sea for several weeks, departs for the North Sea where Timmy is set to be freed. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern environment minister Till Backhaus says the whale is vocal and resting peacefully, a sign of good health.
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