Ukraine steps up its aerial campaign
Jun 10, 2026•42 min
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Summary
This episode covers Ukraine's escalated aerial attacks on Russia, including drone strikes causing fuel shortages in Crimea, and reports on Israeli airstrikes in Sidon, Lebanon, impacting civilians. It also delves into anti-immigrant unrest in Northern Ireland, examining socio-economic factors and paramilitary involvement. Further segments include a chemical agency's call to ban PFAS pesticides due to reproductive toxicity, updates on the Myanmar civil war highlighting drone warfare and the human cost, and an analysis of the populist Graham Platner's bid for a US Senate seat in Maine. The episode concludes with a report on the completion and blessing of Antoni Gaudi's Sagrada Familia church tower in Barcelona.Episode description
Experts say that recent advances in drone technology, including the AI-enabled Hornet system, have allowed Ukraine to attack Russian targets travelling to the front lines at greater distances and with increased accuracy.
Also on the programme: an Israeli airstrike hits the centre of Sidon in Lebanon, we hear from the local MP; violent unrest continues in Northern Ireland over immigration; and the conductor Marin Allsop leads a musical tribute to Barcelona's Sagrada Familia church and its famous architect Antoni Gaudi.
(Photo: Firefighters extinguish a fire at a historic museum following a drone attack by Ukraine in Sevastopol, Crimea. Credit: Government of Sevastopol via Reuters)
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