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Ukrainian wife desperate for news. Natalia wants to know where her husband, a civilian mechanic, is being held prisoner in Russia. He was captured in March and the Red Cross confirm that he's in a Russian jail but hasn't heard anything since; she tells Victoria and Vitaly about how she is coping.
We get an update about the nuclear standoff in Zaporizhzhia and we hear from 大象传媒 video journalist, Abdujalil Abdurasulov, about the use of drones in military strikes on Ukraine鈥檚 southern front line.
Today's episode was produced by Clare Williamson, Alix Pickles, Ivana Davidovic and Louise Hidalgo. Emma Crowe is the technical producer and the Assistant Editor, Sam Bonham.

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