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more for you later. thank you, speak to you later. ukraine s president volodymyr zelensky has made a rare trip outside the capital by visiting the eastern city kharkiv, from where russian troops have withdrawn in recent weeks. mr zelensky was seen in a bullet proof vest, handing out medals and thanking troops for defending the country. he was also given a tour of some destroyed buildigs in kharkiv and its surroundings. his visit comes as heavy fighting continues in the luhansk region, also in eastern ukraine, where russian forces are trying to capture the city of severodonetsk. moscow says it has taken the town of lyman, a key railway hub. mr zelensky says russia is trying to squeeze out some result for itself in the region. here, russia s ambassador to the uk in an inteview with the bbc has described alleged war crimes by russia in ukraine as a fabrication . 0ur diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley reports. with heavy artillery, russian forces are continuing to pound ukrain
the eastern city kharkiv, from where russian troops have withdrawn in recent weeks. mr zelensky was seen in a bullet proof vest, handing out medals and thanking troops for defending the country. he was also given a tour of some destroyed buildigs in kharkiv and its surroundings. meanwhile the russian ambassador to the uk andrei kelin, has been speaking to our correspondent clive myrie. he asked him whether moscow had given up on ukraine s capital kyiv and was now focusing the war in the east of ukraine. it s a good question. none of our leaders, neither president or the others has ever said that we would like to seize kyiv. and i don t believe that it is possible to seize kyiv or to occupy kyiv. it s a big, big city. you did have troops. i was there at the time. yes, we did have troops. but not for the seizure of kyiv. so why were they there? i m not a military person.
this is bbc news. the headlines at four. the government says it s very concerned over upsetting scenes at the champions league final as fans were tear gassed in paris. people were begging, the liverpool fans that were in were begging because they said it just seemed to be like it could be a repeat of hillsborough. that s how bad it was. ukraine s president volodyrmyr zelensky has made a rare trip outside the kyiv region, to visit the city of kharkiv. heavy fighting is continuing in eastern ukraine, where russian forces are trying to capture the city of severodonetsk. the russian ambassador to the uk tells the bbc that moscow will not use tactical nuclear weapons in the battle for ukraine. we have a very strict provision on the issues of the use of tactical nuclear weapon, and it is mainly when the existence
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