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On the Ukrainian frontline in the Donbas

We hear from Ukrainian troops and a volunteer who has evacuated thousands of civilians.

As Russian forces continue their advance in eastern Ukraine, we look at the mood among Ukrainian troops and speak to a local volunteer who has helped to evacuate thousands of civilians.

Also in the programme: as France repatriates women and children who were involved with Islamic State group, what are the prospects for their rehabilitation? And Finland launches the world's first fully-working sand battery, which can store green power for months at a time.

(Photo: damage after Russian shelling in the city of Lysychansk, in the Luhansk region of Ukraine. Credit: Reuters)

50 minutes

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  • Tue 5 Jul 202213:06GMT

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