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How one Russian reporter is risking her life for journalism.

We catch up with prominent investigative reporter Yelena Milashina who was severely attacked moments after flying in to the Russian republic of Chechnya.

We鈥檙e also joined by the 大象传媒鈥檚 Sarah Rainsford who鈥檚 in Poland, where there is growing concern over the Wagner Group鈥檚 presence in neighbouring Belarus.

And the 大象传媒鈥檚 Arsenii Sokolov has been investigating the Russian convicts released to fight with the mercenary group, who鈥檝e been accused of new crimes, including murder.

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

The producers were Arsenii Sokolov, Sam McLaren, Paige Neal-Holder, and Ivana Davidovic. The technical producer was Gareth Jones. The series producer is Tim Walklate. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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02:27 - Yelena Milashina
14:11 - Belarus-Poland tensions
19:35 - Wagner reoffenders

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