A Russian air strike on a large Ukrainian military facility near the border with NATO  member Poland has left 35 people dead and 134 injured, a local Ukrainian official has said, as other officials reported intense Russian attacks around the country

General Sir Richard Barrons, A former head of the UK’s Joint Forces Command & leading UK Defence expert spoke to Ciara on the show this morning.

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