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Ukraine hits two oil refineries deep in Russian territory

Two oil refineries have been hit by long range Ukrainian strikes, with one struck in Yaroslavl, and the other in Bashkortostan, 700km and 1300km from Ukraine respectively. Huge smoke plumes were visible over Yaroslavl, with the local governor reporting that the drones attacking the region had been intercepted by falling debris that sparked fires and damaged storage tanks.

The refinery is one of Russia's largest and has come under repeated attack from Ukraine in recent months as they aim to limit oil revenues Moscow uses to finance its war, with
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky saying the attacks were "strengthening the prospects for diplomacy", and that "Russia must choose peace," he added, posting a video from Russian social media of black smoke rising above an oil facility.

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Chiz the Quiz was at his fiendish antics again, grilling Tom with some fresh trivia. A slightly macabre theme to these questions, based on the board game 'Cluedo'. Given the method and location of death, can you identify the famous figures who died in the following ways?

1. Assassinated with an ice pick at their home in Mexico City
2. Overdosed on barbiturates at their home in Los Angeles in 1962
3. Shot outside their apartment in the Dakota Building, New York
4. Shot in a drive by shooting in Las Vegas
5. Overdosed on barbiturates at the Samarkand hotel, London

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