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Video. France counts cost of violence as Ukraine hits St Petersburg

Updated: 19/10/2026 - 8:22 GMT+2

France is cleaning up after the worst unrest in years, as violent groups hijacked the marches. Also on today's Europe Today: Ukraine hits St. Petersburg in a large-scale drone attack, and the UN’s aid chief, Tom Fletcher, warns that more aid workers are at risk of dying.

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