Ukraine's Second Spring of War

Pascale Harter introduces stories from Ukraine, the United States and Switzerland.

Bakhmut has long been a prize for Russian forces following their withdrawal last year from some other areas of eastern Ukraine. Tens of thousands of troops have died in a protracted fight for the city, in what is the longest battle of the war so far. Quentin Sommerville has been travelling along the front line, and reports on the changing nature of the war.

A ferocious tornado struck the US states of Mississippi and Alabama last week, killing 26 people and leaving hundreds homeless. Sophie Long met residents in the town of Rolling Fork in America's poorest state, and heard their stories of surviving the deadliest tornado to hit Mississippi in a decade.

South Korean pop culture has taken the world by storm in recent years, with K-Pop superstars like BTS and BlackPink scoring number one hits around the world. Korean TV dramas have also been a huge hit - and Sophie Williams says one show in particular has put a small village in Switzerland on the map.

Producer: Louise Hidalgo
Production coordinator: Sabine Schereck
Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith

(Photo by Darren Conway: A Ukrainian soldier in a trench in eastern Ukraine)