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Battle for the Donbas has begun, says Zelensky
Russian forces have been repositioning and reinforcing for several weeks after being thwarted in their attempt to capture the capital Kyiv
Nearly two months after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, the government in Kyiv says a long-anticipated offensive against the east of the country has begun. We’ll find out what's at stake.
We’ll head to China where the authorities are accused of downplaying the number of Covid fatalities in Shanghai.
And we’ll report from Sri Lanka where the country is in the middle of an unprecedented economic crisis.
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