BBC sounds music radio podcasts hello it's 1245 days
since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine and Vitaly we weren't necessarily expecting you today Yeah,
I was, I came into the office with a suitcase,
I was preparing to fly to Istanbul for another round of talks between Russia and Ukraine,
because what the Marzelensky said on Monday that it's taking place tomorrow,
Wednesday, then the Kremlin said,
well, not necessarily, we'll let you know the exact days when there's more clarity,
and still there's no clarity, but I'm flying to Istanbul tomorrow, just in case,
looks like that might be happening on Wednesday evening, maybe Thursday, maybe Friday.
Nobody's really expecting much but hey, talks between Russia and Ukraine always sort of...
Better than no talks.
Better than no talks and you know, hope dies last.
You will have seen this pretty remarkable video on social media which is a report from Russian military TV and it shows the inside of a drone production plant in Russia which mass produces the Shahad drones.
And, well, you've watched it.
You know what the report says.
What struck me was how massive these drones are.
When you think about drones and you think about the sort of slight buzzing humming sound,
these are like almost like the wings of aeroplanes.
And there are loads of them.
They are sinister.