Ukraine uses AI machine guns for first time & drone swarm sets fire to Russian oil site
2026-10-06
Day 1,682.
Today, as Ukraine continues to be battered with strikes from the evasive jet-powered drones, Kyiv installs AI-powered machine gun turrets to protect its bridges. Ukraine sends a swarm of drones to Moscow overnight, setting fire to the capital’s largest oil facility. We explore the tactical importance of balloons and report on the pro-Russian new government in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Finally, Adélie speaks with Odile Renaud-Basso, president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and how their financial support contributes to the country’s war effort.
Contributors:
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.
With thanks to Odile Renaud-Basso, president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Producer: Phil Atkins
Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett
Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan
Social Producer: Tom Steed
Studio Director: Meghan Searle
Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley
Created by David Knowles
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Russia Tests Balloon Barriers to Snare Ukrainian Drones (Kyiv Post)
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/86216
Ukraine doesn’t want charity from the US. It wants a true economic partnership (The Telegraph)
Fuel from South Korea being shipped to Russia as Ukraine war grinds on (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/06/oil-tankers-south-korea-russia-ukraine-war
Russian drones sank Turkish cargo ship in Black Sea, says Zelensky (The Telegraph)
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