Russia pounds Kharkiv with missiles and drones

Russia pounds the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv with missiles and drones in the hours leading into New Year's Eve, Ukrainian officials said.

Also in the programme: books of the year; and looking ahead to 2024.

Joining Julian Worricker on the programme are: Noga Tarnopolski, journalist, freelance reporter on Israel and the Palestinian territories and Kaya Genç, Turkish Essayist and novelist.

(Picture: A view shows the Kharkiv Palace Hotel heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine December 30, 2023. Credit: REUTERS/Yevhen Titov)