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great to have you with us. we begin with some news from the war in ukraine. russia says its troops have fully captured the ukrainian city of bakhmut. kyiv has denied those claims, but if true, it could mark an end to the longest and bloodiest battle of the 15 month war. russia has been trying to take bakhmut since last year in a grinding war of attrition. and in the last hours, the russian news agency interfax has said president putin congratulated his troops and the paramilitary wagner group for capturing the city. earlier, ukraine had said its units were still fighting in the city. meanwhile, ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has been on a whirlwind tour in an effort to drum up support and weapons for an expected counteroffensive against russia. it s been a busy few hours for zelensky, touching down injapan on saturday fo diplomatic talks touching down injapan on saturday for diplomatic talks with many of the gathered heads of the g7 nations. that includes prime minist

Bbc newsDefence ministry in moscowVolodymyr zelenskyWorld leadersTaylor swft on tourHelena leeWar of attritionOf bakhmutPresident putinIn the cityNews agency interfaxParamilitary wagner groupWhirlwind tourTouching down injapanRishi sunakPrime minister