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Ukraine says it carried out first drone airlift of wounded soldier from front line
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The Ukrainian military has released footage of what it says is the world's first drone airlift of a wounded soldier from the front line. The 92nd Assault Brigade said a ground rescue mission was not possible as the wounded serviceman was surrounded by landmines and there was high Russian drone activity in the area. It says a heavy hexacopter, piloted by a remote operator, was able to maintain stability during the very difficult operation. BBC Verify has found confirmed the identity of the army personnel involved in the video, and found no signs of AI generation of manipulation.
Watch: Russian saboteur working for Ukraine shares reconnaissance videos
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. A Russian man secretly working for Ukraine's intelligence services has shared videos of surveillance work he says he has done for Kyiv inside Russia. The man, who we are calling Ivan, claims to have played a role in Ukrainian drone attacks on strategic bombers and munitions factories on his home soil. He features in a BBC World Service documentary about the shadowy world of Russian saboteurs. Ivan was cautious about how much detail he shared, making it impossible to verify the activities he claims to have carried out.
Watch: BBC follows Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi pushing Russia back on frontline
Watch: BBC follows Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi pushing Russia back on frontline To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: BBC follows Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi pushing Russia back on frontline Close Deep inside an underground bunker in eastern Ukraine, commanders monitor the battlefield through a live video feed as a Ukrainian drone intercepts a Russian surveillance drone. The footage shows the Ukrainian drone hovering above its target, before dropping a net and dragging it from the sky. The interception is part of Operation Vivaldi, a Ukrainian counter-offensive that Kyiv says has recaptured 277 sq km (106 square miles) of territory in the eastern Donbas region in recent months. But Ukraine says new restrictions on Starshield, the military version of Elon Musk's Starlink satellite network, are threatening its drone operations.
Watch: What we know about Russian strikes on Kyiv bridges
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Major bridges in Ukraine have been the target of Russian strikes over the past four days, as Moscow ramps up attacks in Ukraine's capital city. The Pivnichnyi (Northern) Bridge, has been hit for the second day in a row, while the Pivdennyi (Southern) Bridge was hit multiple times earlier this week. The latest attack came as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz made a visit to Kyiv on Sunday. BBC Ukraine correspondent Dan Johnson is near one of the bridges that was targeted and explains what we know so far.
Why are these endangered moths swarming Australia's east coast?
Why are these endangered moths swarming Australia's east coast? To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Why are these endangered moths swarming Australia's east coast? The sudden influx of Bogong moths along Australia's east coast has caused a stir in cities like Sydney and Canberra, with people filming them infiltrating their homes and cars. The BBC's Helen Livingstone explains where they came from, and why there are so many.
Watch: Ukraine's race to counter a new type of Russian drone
Watch: Ukraine's race to counter a new type of Russian drone To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Ukraine's race to counter a new type of Russian drone Close Russian attacks on Ukraine are becoming more devastating than before because of their new jet-powered drones, which are harder to shoot down. Russia launched nearly 3,000 of these new drones in August alone and while Kyiv has used missiles and fighter jets to fight against them, it is proving too expensive. Ukraine is now in a race to develop low-cost weapons that can counter them. The BBC's Abdujalil Abdurasulov spoke with Ukrainian air defence units about how they are fighting against this new threat.
Watch: Helicopter hovers feet from cliff face during rescue
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The recently released footage shows a helicopter hovering mere feet from a cliff face in the Sierra Nevada mountains in the US state of California while a rescue team secures an injured climber. The team successfully lifted the hiker off the cliff and transported them to an awaiting ambulance. Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage .
Superstars and broken records: 2026 Emmy highlights
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The 79th Emmy awards were record-breaking and star-studded. Welsh actor Matthew Rhys made history with wins in two lead actor categories for his work in Widow's Bay and The Beast in Me. Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage .
Watch: Selena Gomez, Zendaya and other stars light up Emmys red carpet
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Selena Gomez, Dakota Fanning and Brett Goldstein were among the celebrities to pose for the camera on the blue version of the 78th Emmy Awards red carpet ahead of the ceremony in Los Angeles, California. Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage .
Mass nesting brings swarms of turtles to Mexican beach
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Thousands of olive ridley turtles came to La Escobilla beach in Oaxaca, Mexico, to lay their eggs within 48 hours, according to sanctuary officials. The natural phenomenon is known as la arribada, meaning the arrival, and sees hundreds of thousands of the amphibians swim ashore in southern Mexico. This is the sixth wave of the creatures in the nesting season, which started in March. Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage .