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Russian soldiers have been seen shooting dead unarmed civilians.
Victoria and Vitaly are joined by Newsnight’s Lewis Goodall. They hear from a soldier, Volodomyr Demchenko who explains why he is fighting, his worries for his country, and his causes for optimism.
We also hear why Finland is intending to join Nato, with Oksana Antonenko, a correspondent from the BBC Russian Service.
This episode of Ukrainecast was made by Phil Marzouk with Alix Pickles and Osman Iqbal. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The assistant editor was Sam Bonham.
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