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More than half a million civilians - mostly women and children - have fled Ukraine, according to the United Nations.

But many are still there - by choice or by force.

A Poole man has been telling us about the situation his mother-in-law faces in southern Ukraine.

Paul Meakin says she's trapped with her village now occupied by Russian forces - and spoke to 大象传媒 Radio Solent's Dorset breakfast show presenter Steve Harris.