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‘Russia is using torture’ say Ukrainian POW

Russia's defence ministry has not responded to several requests to comment on the claims, but it has previously denied torturing or mistreating captives.

Former Ukrainian prisoners of war have described to the BBC a consistent pattern of extreme physical violence and psychological abuse suffered while they were held in south-western Russia.

In the two years since US and Nato forces withdrew from Afghanistan, the Taliban says the country is a safer place.

And England’s Lionesses take on Australia’s Matildas for a place in the Women's World Cup finals.

50 minutes

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  • Wed 16 Aug 202306:06GMT