'Chaos' as drones ground flights in Germany & Ukraine hits refinery 1400km inside Russia

Day 1,318.


Today, after yet another drone incursion forces the closure of a
major European airport - this time in Germany - we examine
growing calls from officials to take tougher measures, including
shooting drones down on sight. We’ll also look at one of
Ukraine’s most far-reaching strikes to date, more than 1,400
kilometers inside Russia, before turning to some of the lighter,
more curious moments in encounters between Russian presidents and
world leaders. Later, we bring you our latest dispatch from
Odesa, where debate is intensifying over whether to remove a
certain statue of Russian poet Alexander Pushkin.


Contributors:


Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley
on X.


Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls
on X.


With thanks to Tetyana Kagitina.


CONTENT REFERENCED:


Francis’s Video Documentary ‘The Battle for Odesa: Ukraine’s
Culture War’ -


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28HqbQLYGMM 


Fears US shutdown will delay weapons shipments to Ukraine (The
Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/10/02/us-shutdown-weapons-shipments-ukraine/ 


Let Nato jets pursue Russian intruders across borders, urges
Estonia (The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/10/03/estonia-natos-disjointed-air-defence-failing-to-deter-putin/ 


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