The Economist.
Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.
I'm your host Rosie Blau.
Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.
Our correspondent recently joined a police mission to destroy coca labs in the Colombian rainforest,
where much of the world's cocaine is produced.
We find out whether these dangerous sorties will really bolster the war on drugs.
And you might have heard that crime is rife in London,
but just because you've been told that doesn't make it true.
What does the cold, hard data actually show?
First up though.
As the war in Ukraine approaches its fourth anniversary, this has been a brutal year.
Bitterly cold, with much of the country's heat and electricity supplies knocked out.
Shellings and drone attacks have been constant.
It was a cruel attack.
Our miners, they were going back home from their shift in the mine
and the first drone attacked the bus.
Eventually, the second drone hit the people.
So we understand that these drones had the cameras
and operators, pilots, had full understanding that these are peaceful people