Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg

Ukraine carries out another wave of drone attacks in Russia.

Also in today's programme: Elections in Armenia are being seen as a decisive moment in the country's relationship with Russia and the West; and a musical treat from northern Mali. The group Tamikrest are tackling displacement in their new album, Assikel, which means "journey" in the Tuareg language, Tamasheq.

Presenter Krupa Padhy is joined by Hannah Lucinda Smith, a UK-based journalist and author, and Paul Mason, a writer, journalist, and associate fellow at the Council on Geostrategy think tank here in London.

Photo Credit: Residents stand at the site of an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine June 4, 2026. Credit: Reuters