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Weekend: Ukraine says it has only a quarter of air defences needed to hold frontline

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Ukraine says it has only a quarter of air defences needed to hold frontline

18/05/2024 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Ukraine says it has only a quarter of air defences needed to hold frontline

It comes as Russia continues its advance into the north eastern region of Ukraine

Ukraine President Zelensky says his country only has a quarter of the air defences it needs to hold the frontline against Russia.  He told the French news agency AFP that the military required at least another 120 F-16 fighter planes. He's also admitted that a lack of manpower was sapping morale. 

Also in the programme: ecologists in Costa Rica have just completed one of the largest ever surveys using audio recordings from its rainforests; and we talk to Ahmed Best who played the much-maligned character Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars' prequel films. 

Julian Worricker is joined by British writer Timandra Harkness and economist Ganeshan Wignaraja.

(Picture: A man sits near his damaged home as smoke rises after shelling on the outskirts of Kharkiv on May 17, 2024. Credit: SERGEY KOZLOV/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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