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| | | Hello. Video footage shows the impact of Ukraine's long-range attacks on Russia - we've got the latest. Meet a former SpaceX employee whose shares could net him a fortune. And watch as a plane makes an emergency landing on a busy road. | | | | | | |
| TOP OF THE AGENDA | | Smoke billows over Russian city as Ukraine hits oil refineries | | |  | | In one of the images verified by the BBC, there appear to be at least four fires at the facility. Credit: Telegram | | Ukraine's military has struck two oil refineries hundreds of miles inside Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. Both the Slavneft-Yanos refinery in Yaroslavl and the Bashneft-Novoil facility in Bashkortostan were hit, with video verified by us showing huge plumes of black smoke rising from the former. The Slavneft-Yanos refinery is one of the biggest in Russia, processing about 15 million tonnes of crude oil per year. Four people have been injured, the regional governor said, calling the attack the "largest ever by enemy drones". Meanwhile, in Ukraine, officials say several people were killed in separate Russian attacks across the country. | | | | | | | |
- Patriot shortage: Without interceptors, Ukraine's skies are wide open and people are exposed to Russia's missile barrages, our correspondent says.
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| NEWS FROM THE UK | | | - Vaccine breakthrough: Jabs that don't need to be kept in a fridge have been successfully trialled in patients for the first time, scientists say.
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| | | BEYOND THE HEADLINES | | His SpaceX shares are worth $23m. Now he's preparing to cash them in | | | | |  | | Andre Lavoie designed the pressure tanks that help power SpaceX's rockets. Credit: Andre Lavoie | | When Andre Lavoie joined SpaceX as an engineer in 2009, he was paid partly in stock. His 200,000 shares are now worth an estimated $23m (£17m). It's thought there are many others like the 63-year-old, with reports suggesting 4,400 new millionaires were created when the tech firm listed on the stock market in June. From today, shares held by employees and early investors are eligible for sale, with more due in batches through the rest of the year. Lavoie is ready to start cashing in to fund his future: "Every chance I get... I'll sell a little bit more," he says. But some may choose to hold onto their stake in the hope of bigger gains later. | | | | | | |
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