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A three-year-old girl and her mum have been killed in the latest Russian attacks, according to the mayor of Dnipro. Officials said more children were killed in an attack that hit a block of flats in the central city of Uman. James Waterhouse brings us the latest.

We also hear from a friend of Evan Gershkovich, the American journalist held in Russia on espionage charges.

And Francis Scarr from 大象传媒 Monitoring tells us about Russia鈥檚 glossy new ads to encourage men to sign up for the military, and answers a listener鈥檚 request to explain the background of Kaliningrad, a Russian enclave in the Baltic.

Today鈥檚 episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko.

The producers were Arsenii Sokolov, Clare Williamson and Luke Radcliff. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The series producer is Fiona Leach. The assistant editor is Alison Gee and the editor is Sam Bonham.

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