Russia's new drones are scattering body parts through streets that terrified civilians cannot escape

From the Newshound archive · first published 10 October 2026.

Putin's latest drone campaign is turning Ukrainian city streets into killing grounds, with residents of Kramatorsk trapped by weapons that hunt in every direction. Correspondent Steffen Schwarzkopf reports from inside the city that the drones leave no safe corridor, no shelter reliable enough, no escape route the technology cannot reach.

Ukraine's east is now defined by drone terror so pervasive that normal life has collapsed entirely.

Putin simultaneously hosted ex-Soviet leaders at a CIS summit, pledging closer ties while his weapons shredded civilian neighbourhoods.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he was 'outraged' that former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder attended Putin's birthday celebrations.