# Ukraine's Peaky Blinders drone unit defends Slovyansk

> A Ukrainian drone unit named after a BBC TV series intercepts Russian drones over a devastated front-line city central to peace talks.
- Title: Ukraine's Peaky Blinders drone unit defends Slovyansk
- Summary: A Ukrainian drone unit named after a BBC TV series intercepts Russian drones over a devastated front-line city central to peace talks.
- Keywords: ukraine, slovyansk, peaky blinders, drone unit, donetsk, russia, war in ukraine, fortress belt, BBC News
- Source: BBC News — https://bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cm2l4l59gjp7o
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- Topics: ukraine, slovyansk, peaky blinders, drone unit, donetsk, russia, war in ukraine, fortress belt, news, world
## Slovyansk under siege
Slovyansk, one of four cities in Ukraine's fortress belt in eastern Donetsk, has become almost uninhabitable under heavy Russian bombardment from drones, missiles and glide bombs.
## Meet the Peaky Blinders
Members of a Ukrainian drone unit call themselves Peaky Blinders, named after the cult BBC TV series. They have taken on the task of intercepting Russian drones.
## Fortress cities in peace talks
Russia wants Kyiv to give up the fortress cities. They are central to talks on a possible peace deal that resumed after nine months between Ukraine, Russia and the US in Abu Dhabi.
## Key takeaway

Ukrainian drone unit Peaky Blinders defends Slovyansk, one of four fortress cities in Donetsk under heavy Russian bombardment and central to resumed peace negotiations.