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Russia's military says it has killed more than 50 top Ukrainian officers, including generals - in a cruise missile strike on a key command post. Our exclusive report from the front line in the Donbass city of Severodonetsk - where thousands of Ukrainian troops, plus foreign mercenaries, are believed to be trapped inside a chemical plant. Western sanctions have stirred up an economic storm for the countries that imposed them, while failing to take down Russia's economy. That's according to Vladimir Putin, who delivered a key speech at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum. As Britain's Home Secretary approves the extradition of Julian Assange to the US - where he faces up to 175 years in prison - we look at the UK official's long history of links to the CIA.

At least 5 civilians die in the latest shelling of Donetsk residential areas by Kiev forces who are using NATO weapons to target civilian infrastructure. European leaders line up to visit Ukraine to promise many things that they themselves are skeptical of, including supporting Kiev's EU association. President Vladimir Putin says anti-Russian sanctions have failed, many causing internal grief for the West itself. There's international outrage after Britain's Home Secretary orders the extradition of Julian Assange to the US where he faces 175 years in prison.

At least five people have been killed and twelve wounded in the latest shelling of Donetsk city - as local officials accuse Ukraine of intentionally targeting civilians. A prominent US media outlet takes down 23 of its articles, after discovering they were full of fake news stories - including allegations against Russia over Ukraine. Julian Assange's family expresses outrage after London approves the extradition of the whistleblower to the US where he faces 175 years in prison.

The West fueled a global inflation storm through its short-sighted policies. That's according to Vladimir Putin's comments at the International Economic Forum in St Petersburg. In an exclusive interview, we spoke to American mercenaries captured during battles in northeastern Ukraine. USA Today is now recognizing that some of its pro-Ukraine articles vilifying Russian troops are based on fake information.

The West fueled a global inflation storm by its short-sighted policies - that's according to Vladimir Putin's comments at the International Economic Forum in St Petersburg. Lugansk Republic officials say some Ukrainian soldiers, surrounded at the Azot chemical plant in the city of Severodonetsk, are beginning to surrender. The EU commission recommends Ukraine be given a candidate status but experts warn Kiev's addition as a member of the bloc is far from guaranteed. There's public outrage after Britain's Home Secretary orders the extradition of Julian Assange to the US, where he faces 175 years in prison.

Our TV crew reports from the front-line of the Sievierodonetsk chemical plant in the Lugansk Republic, where foreign mercenaries find themselves trapped alongside thousands of Ukrainian soldiers. Big oil companies blamed by the US President for inaction push back against his call to ramp up production saying that he himself had previously encouraged a shift from fossil fuels. Our goods - our rules: That's the message from Gazprom's CEO at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, who says the Western-dominated economic system is undergoing drastic changes, and the US dollar is weakening.

The leaders of EU states Germany, Italy and France support Ukraine's bid to join the European Union as well as pledge to send more weapons to Ukraine. That's what the European countries say during their first wartime visit to Kiev. Our goods - our rules: that’s the message from Gazprom's CEO at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, who says the Western-dominated economic system is undergoing drastic changes, and the US dollar is weakening.

Contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars are already signed on the opening day of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. With much more to come as the event, which sees thousands of VIPs gather, enters its second day. We visit positions used by Ukrainian forces before they retreated into a chemical plant in Severodonetsk where Moscow says a humanitarian ceasefire was violated by Kiev. Mixed messages from Kiev. Ukraine's armed forces threaten to shell Russia's Kerch Strait Bridge to Crimea despite President Zelensky claiming there will be no attack on Russian territory. (Normally I'd remove lots of boring gaps between segments, but there were so many technical issues that I left most of them in, for effect. In fact I thought about making them longer for amusement purposes, but didn't - Technically interesting anyway).

Russian-backed forces accuse Ukraine of disrupting a key evacuation route from Sievierodonetsk, by violating a ceasefire within an hour of it opening. In that speech in front of NATO troops, France's leader goes on to describe Russia as a 'strong power', as he calls for Kiev to negotiate with Moscow to reach a peace deal. NATO itself steps up the rhetoric, with its secretary-general pledging long-range rockets to Kiev and saying Ukraine must switch to the alliance's weaponry instead of its current Soviet-era munitions. Thousands of high-profile participants gather in Russia's northern capital for the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, which kicked off on Wednesday.

Russia opens a corridor to evacuate civilians from a chemical plant in the embattled city of Sievierodonetsk. As Lugansk says more than a thousand may be held by Ukrainian forces. We explore a maternity hospital in Donetsk struck by Ukrainian forces, where a doctor stayed to look after a baby born prematurely while the building was being shelled. Australia calls on China to lift damaging trade boycotts but first Beijing demands that its grievances are addressed. Thousands of high-ranking participants are gathering in Saint Petersburg for a key Russian international business forum that kicks off this Wednesday.

Pregnant women and newborns come under attack in Donetsk. Local authorities accuse Ukrainian forces of conducting devastating artillery strikes on the city, including the bombardment of a maternity hospital. We hear from people at the medical facility. The head of NATO suggests Ukraine may have to consider ceding territory to reach a peace deal with Russia, as there's a potential risk of the conflict further escalating. European Commission hasn't made the decision on Ukraine’s membership to the union, as some EU countries rebuff the war-torn Ukraine fast-track application.

A maternity hospital is hit during Ukrainian shelling of Donetsk. The UN calls the attack a violation of international law. Elsewhere in Donetsk, five people are killed and over thirty wounded in Ukrainian shelling, which local officials describe as the worst since the conflict began. The NATO Chief suggests Ukraine may have to cede territory to reach a peace deal with Russia, adding the bloc is aware the conflict could escalate further. New Delhi stands firm against the WTO's restrictions on subsidized agriculture amid growing pressure from the West.

Three people, including a child, are killed and several others wounded in what local authorities say was a Ukrainian artillery attack on a marketplace in the Donetsk Republic. Amid fierce clashes on the front lines, our team reports from a battlefield near a Ukrainian army stronghold on the outskirts of Donetsk. A leading Italy newspaper identifies individuals it says are involved in so-called Russian propaganda. We hear from an Italian photographer outraged to find himself on the list. Former McDonalds' restaurants reopen in Russia, with the new owner re-branding it to the name "Tasty, full stop". Our team visits one of the fast food joints to take a look at the changes, and try out the menu.

Four civilians are wounded in Melitopol after what local authorities claim is a terrorist attack by Ukrainian forces against its own citizens. Amid fierce clashes on the front lines our team reports from a battlefield near the Ukrainian army's stronghold on the outskirts of Donetsk. A leading Italian newspaper identifies individuals who it says are involved in so-called "Russian propaganda". We hear from an Italian photographer who was outraged to find himself on the list. Refugees in the UK stand between a rock and a hard place as the government is set to deport them to Rwanda - or send them back to their own war-torn countries. We hear from a member of the UK Syrian community

Our TV crew finds documents stating neo-Nazi fighters from a Ukrainian army unit, were planting landmines in civilian areas of Donbass back in 2016 with European security grouping, the OSCE, seemingly aware of that information. A Donetsk court issues death sentences for three foreign fighters captured during the siege of Mariupol. The men, two Britons and a Moroccan, had pleaded guilty but plan to appeal the ruling. While the Russian economy rebounds from an initial shock, Western countries are coming to terms with the fallout from their own sanctions against Moscow, amid soaring energy prices and a looming food crisis.

Our TV crew delivering humanitarian aid to locals takes shelter from shelling in a monastery basement near the city of Donetsk. A Donetsk court sentences three foreign fighters captured during the siege of Mariupol to death. The men had pleaded guilty and plan to appeal the sentence. The Pentagon releases a document showing how the US has been funding 46 biolabs in Ukraine, allegedly to help the country's 'security'. China urges NATO to compensate the victims of the 1999 Yugoslavia bombing, saying the alliance should "reflect on its crimes and stop wreaking global havoc".

Ukraine shells residential homes in a city near Donetsk, wounding at least 5 civilians. Western media outlets start waking up to the real numbers of just how much money is being made by arms suppliers to Ukraine with NATO already sending more than 8 billion dollars in aid. As the UK agrees to send a new batch of heavy weapons to Kiev, we hear from Russia's ambassador to Britain, who says he doubts London's willingness to support Ukraine when the conflict ends. A prominent US political analyst accuses China of snubbing the Ukrainian president's speech at an international summit but later apparently deletes her own tweet.

US President Joe Biden blames Vladimir Putin for the highest inflation in the US in more than four decades, while a US senator say it's the Biden administration itself that can't deal with the crisis. 19 civilians die and dozens are wounded in Donbass in the latest Ukraine army shelling, according to local authorities. China claims a US arms package to Taiwan undermines peace in the region and threatens all-out war if the island declares independence.

The average gas price in the US reaches an all-time record of more than 5 dollars per gallon with the cost at its highest in California. US media blasts Washington for dumping billions of dollars worth of weapons into the black hole of the Ukrainian military. That's as Kiev now accuses the EU of deliberately stalling arms deliveries. Protests break out in the Pakistani capital after an Indian ruling party spokeswoman is seen to insult the Prophet Muhammad. Ukraine's army shells the center of Donetsk city, damaging a residential building near the office of the Republic's leader. An uproar on social media, after a mainstream news article showed a random Ukrainian resident with a swastika on his arm despite Western denial of a neo-Nazi presence in the country. African countries back Russia in opposing a Western unipolar world. That's according to one of the architects of Moscow's foreign policy - senator Konstantin Kosachev who's given an exclusive interview to our team.

A Donetsk court has sentenced three foreign mercenaries to death, after they pleaded guilty to charges of preparing a coup in Donbass. The foreigners had been glorified in the Western media for fighting for Ukraine. At least 13 people are killed in the latest Ukrainian shelling of the Lugansk Republic, hitting vital infrastructure and civilian homes. A top Russian arms control official says Western weapons supplies to Ukraine are ending up in the hands of terrorists, through the black market and could end up being used against the very countries that sent them.

Our TV crew visits a strategic front line city in the Lugansk Republic shelled for a month reportedly by Ukrainian artillery. The former Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner says she "overdid" claims of sexual abuse by Russian troops, admitting her goal was to get more aid and weapons for her country. Washington wants to restrict imports from a Chinese province over forced labor allegations. That's despite a long history of US corporations using sweatshops abroad.

"No obstacles from Moscow": That's the message from Russia's top diplomat as he condemns Kiev for its lack of action to resolve the grain export issue. He met with his Turkish counterpart to discuss ways to facilitate grain exports from Ukraine. Our TV crew finds documents saying Ukrainian neo-Nazi battalion fighters were planting mines in civilian areas of the Donbass back in 2016, with the OSCE seemingly aware of that information. Angry activists join in the chorus of international condemnation of the US-hosted Summit of the Americas, after Washington cherry-picked which countries are allowed to attend.

Russia slams as "food terrorism" what seems to be the deliberate destruction of more than 50 thousand tons of grain by Ukrainian troops. That comes amid a worsening global food crisis. The UN admits there's no proof to Western claims that Moscow is plundering Ukraine's grain and shipping it to its own buyers. This, however, doesn't stop Washington from reportedly warning African countries against buying Russian supplies amid the food deficit. Our TV crew finds documents saying Ukrainian neo-Nazi battalion fighters were mining civilian areas of the Donbass back in 2016 with the OSCE aware of this information. Our correspondent sees the evidence for himself. The Chilean president has slammed a US move to exclude countries from a regional meeting as a "mistake", after Washington provoked massive backlash among Latin American leaders by not inviting some key states.

Moscow says that about 97 percent of the Lugansk Republic is now under the control of Russian-led forces. Further south, major ports on the Black Sea are said to have been demined and are preparing to make long-awaited grain shipments. Washington allegedly pressures African countries to refuse to buy grain from Russia, seemingly ignoring a worsening food crisis on the continent, with millions on the brink of starvation. A massive backlash ignites among several Latin American leaders after the US decides not to invite Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua to a summit aimed at improving unity in the region.

Nine civilians are killed in the Donetsk People's Republic as Ukraine launches dozens of missiles at the area, according to local authorities. Our team looks at who's fighting on the Ukrainian side. As the conflict grinds on, a number of Western media and politicians move away from their previous "Kiev will win" stance to questioning whether there'll be a victory for Ukraine at all. We discuss why with a panel of guests. "Policy of interventionism and disrespect": The Mexican president slams a US decision not to invite Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua to a summit supposed to improve unity in the region and refuses to show up himself.