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Blasts in Ukraine and Russia: What do we know?

Dozens of people are dead after missile attacks in both countries.

Several cities in Ukraine were hit this morning in the latest wave of Russian missile attacks, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens more. The assaults come after a series of blasts at the weekend in Russian-held Donetsk and St Petersburg.

The 大象传媒鈥檚 Ukraine correspondent, James Waterhouse, and 大象传媒 Monitoring鈥檚 Russia reporter, Francis Scarr, explain the significance of attacks on Russian soil, plus the importance of Russia鈥檚 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov鈥檚 address to the United Nations.

Victoria and Vitaly also speak to the coach of a Ukrainian football team for amputee veterans injured during the war.

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

It was made by Keiligh Baker. The producers were Arsenii Sokolov, Cordelia Hemming and Ivana Davidovic. The technical producer was Gareth Jones. The series producer is Lucy Boast. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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