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Russian attacks 'deliberate murder' says Ukrainian President

Russian forces have shelled numerous Ukrainian cities overnight as the Ukrainian military warns Moscow may be massing troops for an assault on the capital.

The Ukrainian president has condemned Russian attacks on the civilian population as deliberate murder, as the humanitarian crisis in his country escalates. His advisers say there's been more shelling of residential areas overnight and there is little expectation of any breakthrough at the upcoming scheduled third round of talks between the two countries.

We go to Kyiv as Russian forces continue to encircle the Ukrainian capital.

And we will hear from the friend of a young Ukrainian woman killed outside the capital as the fighting there intensifies.

50 minutes

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  • Mon 7 Mar 202205:06GMT