Ukraine uses AI machine guns for first time & drone swarm sets fire to Russian oil site

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)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03/31/ukraine-doesnt-want-charity-us-wants-economic-partnership/

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)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/05/russian-drones-sank-turkish-cargo-ship-black-sea-zelensky/

To find out more about the EBRD:

Ebrd.com

https://www.ebrd.com/home/news-and-events/news/2026/ebrd-president-reaffirms-steadfast-support-for-ukraine-on-sevent.html

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HIGHLIGHTS:

• Ukraine uses AI machine guns for first time.
• Drone swarm sets fire to Russian oil site.

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