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Russia claims over a million people have been evacuated from Ukraine to Russia since the start of the war.

Russia says over a million people have been evacuated to Russia since the start of the war.

The Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, says more than a million people have been evacuated from Ukraine to Russia since the invasion began in February. Ukraine has repeatedly accused Russia of taking people across the border against their will.

We hear from Human Rights Watch Executive Director, Kenneth Roth, as he bids farewell to an organisation he has served for the last 30 years.

Also in the programme: An innovative project to save music recorded on wax cylinders.

Joining Paul Henley to discuss these and other topical issues of the day are Karin von Hippel, Director-General of the defence think-tank RUSI, an independent defence and security research centre in London, and a former US State Department Official, and Jacquelin Magnay, European Correspondent for The Australian, based in London.

(Picture: People cross a destroyed bridge during an evacuation, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in the town of Irpin outside Kyiv, Ukraine on March 13, 2022. Credit: REUTERS/Marko Djurica)

23 minutes

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  • Sat 30 Apr 202207:06GMT