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Ukraine: Meet the Peaky Blinders, a Ukrainian drone unit

BBC News •
November 10, 2026 • 06:35 PM
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Slovyansk continues to be bombarded by Russian forces, making it almost uninhabitable with less than 10% of it's pre-war population remaining.

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The BBC's Jonathan Beale reported from inside Slovyansk, one of four cities that make up Ukraine's "fortress belt" - a system of heavily reinforced defence lines in the parts of eastern region of Donetsk still under its control.

The town has become almost uninhabitable and has been under heavy bombardment from Russian drones, missiles and glide bombs.

Members of a Ukrainian drone unit that call themselves Peaky Blinders, named after the cult BBC TV series, have taken on the task of intercepting Russian drones.

Russia wants Kyiv to give up the fortress cities and they are central to talks on a possible peace deal that have resumed after nine months between Ukraine, Russia and the US in Abu Dhabi.

Two doctors were eating near the Polish city's Main Market Square when a gunman began firing at random.

Video authenticated by BBC Verify shows the moment gunshots rang out in Krakow's main market square.

Dozens of supermarkets in seven European countries dumped huge quantities of food after refrigerators and freezers were targeted in a cyber-attack.

Thousands joined largely orderly demonstrations earlier in the day, before violence erupted in Frankfurt, Berlin, Cologne and Hamburg.

More than 320,000 people demonstrated across France against the rising cost of living and poor public services, with clashes between some protesters and police.

Recordings between a control centre and the train drivers appear to show one train was given clearance to move even though another train had stalled on the track.

People have been killed after a Spanish high-speed train collided with another train south of the capital Madrid, making this the country's worst disaster since 2013.

Dozens of people are feared dead after a high-speed train collided with another train south of Madrid.

BBC correspondent Nick Thorpe reports from Belgrade, where there were rapturous celebrations following the victory of the student-led movement.

The BBC's Europe correspondent reports from Paris where mostly peaceful protests turned into unrest after nightfall.

Police in the southern German state of Bavaria have detained a 33-year-old German man following the fire.

Outside of Paris, Marseille saw some of the worst damage, with shop owners reporting more than 600 premises having been looted.

BBC Verify looked at images appearing to show the Pink Panther rioting in France, but they’re actually AI.

Rioting, looting and vandalism has gripped France over the weekend after protests spiralled out of control across the country.

Laurent Nuñez offered his resignation following a weekend of unrest, but President Macron declined it.

Violence broke out across France, with more than half a million people taking to the streets over the weekend.

A historic town hall in the French city of Limoges has been damaged in an apparent arson attack following a day of nationwide protests

The Pope's first event since his lung cancer diagnosis and surgery saw him recite the traditional Angelus prayer from the balcony of the Apostolic Palace.

An historic town hall in the southern French city of Limoges was set ablaze during national protests.

Demonstrations across the country turned violent, with cars and buildings set alight and shops ransacked.

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