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Russian troops close in on Severodonetsk

Ukraine says Russian troops are closing in on the centre of Severodonetsk -- a key objective in Moscow's offensive to control the whole of the Donbas region.

Ukraine says Russian troops are closing in on the centre of Severodonetsk -- a key objective in Moscow's offensive to control the whole of the Donbas region. We hear from Ukraine's former deputy defence minister.

Also in the programme: Colombia's presidential contenders; and are French crowd control tactics fit for purpose?

(Picture: A shelling hole near a destroyed building in the Zaytseve village of the Donetsk region, Ukraine, 29 May 2022. Credit: EPA/STR)

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  • Mon 30 May 202213:06GMT

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