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Weekend: Ukraine ‘recaptures’ Kharkiv villages

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07/05/2022 GMT

Ukraine ‘recaptures’ Kharkiv villages

BBC World Service - Weekend, Ukraine ‘recaptures’ Kharkiv villages

Ukrainian army says it has taken back five villages near Kharkiv

Ukrainian army says it has taken back five villages near Kharkiv from Russian forces.

The Ukrainian army says it has recaptured five villages near the city of Kharkiv during a counter-offensive against Russian forces.

Also, mixed picture for governing Conservative and the opposition Labour in British local elections. And the Nobel prize winning author Olga Tokarczuk on her latest novel. 

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and issues are Iona Craig, British-Irish journalist specialising on Yemen and the Arabian peninsula, and Janan Ganesh, columnist and political commentator for the Financial Times. 

(Picture Ukrainian servicemen repair a tank at a position in Kharkiv region, Ukraine. Credit: REUTERS/Serhii Nuzhnenko)

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