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BBC OS: 2022/05/06 16:06 GMT: Russia firing during Mariupol evacuation

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Russia firing during Mariupol evacuation

2022/05/06 16:06 GMT

2022/05/06 16:06 GMT: Russia firing during Mariupol evacuation

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There are thought to be about 200 civilians trapped under the steelworks plant

There are thought to be about 200 civilians trapped under the steelworks plant.

Ukrainian forces have accused Russia of firing during an evacuation from the Mariupol steelworks. There are thought to be about 200 civilians - including at least 20 children - trapped with Ukrainian fighters under the plant. We get the latest from our reporter. 

We head over to Sri Lanka to hear from protestors who are demanding the resignation of the president over the country’s economic crisis. 

We talk through the election happening in the Philippines on 9th May – where Ferdinand Marcos Jr takes on populist president Rodrigo Duterte. 

And US President Biden has named Karine Jean-Pierre as his new top spokesperson - it's the first time a black, or openly gay, person has held White House Press Secretary role. We hear what the reaction has been. 

(Photo: Service members of pro-Russian troops fire from a tank during fighting near the Azovstal steel plant in the southern port city of Mariupol on 5 May. Credit: Reuters/Alexander Ermochenko)

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