Sofie Cacoyannis

Families react to release of Chinook crash papers Newly released files into the 1994 Mull of Kintyre Chinook crash show the MOD was aware of airworthiness concerns regarding the aircraft, the families of the victims have said. Four crew members and 25 passengers were killed when Chinook Mk2 ZD576 crashed into a hillside in foggy conditions when flying from RAF Aldergrove in Northern Ireland en route to a security conference.

Ukrainian soldiers hit by dummy drone strikes as training mirrors the front line Footage sent to BFBS Forces News shows Ukrainian recruits being hit by training drones as instructors recreate the threat waiting for them on the frontline. A Ukrainian soldier is seen being struck by a drone flown by a fellow soldier, with a dummy charge producing a puff of smoke to simulate a strike. Troops can then be heard shouting "trista" meaning 300, a battlefield code word for wounded.