Ukraine has called on Moscow to allow civilians to leave the besieged and devastated city of Mariupol.  Authorities also said a Russian missile attack killed seven people in Lviv yesterday, the first civilian victims in the western city.

Chief Correspondent and Presenter with Channel 4 News, Alex Thomson spoke to Newstalk Breakfast.

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