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Transnistria: Could Ukrainian conflict spill over?

We speak to two people about what it's like to be Moldovan in pro-Russian Transnistria.

We continue to bring you the latest from Ukraine, where local officials say at least a hundred civilians are still sheltering from Russian attacks on a steelworks in Mariupol. More than a thousand Ukrainian soldiers are also still at the site. We get the latest from our reporter in Ukraine. And we go to Transnistria, a breakaway Russian-controlled territory in Moldova bordering on Ukraine, where recent explosions have raised fears that the Ukraine conflict may be spreading. We speak to two people about what it's like to be Moldovan in pro-Russian Transnistria.

A curfew is in place in Sri Lanka after violence following the Prime Minister鈥檚 resignation. Seven people have died and more than 190 have been injured since Monday. The country is suffering a severe economic crisis. We bring together Sri Lankans to tell us how they are coping.

And two more journalists have been killed in Mexico. Seven journalists were killed in 2020, compared to 11 in the first five months of 2022. Our reporter in the region updates us on the story.

(Photo: President of Moldova Maia Sandu speaks during briefing at the presidential palace in Chisinau, Moldova, 26 April 2022. President Sandu spoke about the strained situation in Transnistria, a breakaway region of Moldova. Credit: EPA/Dumitru Doru)

50 minutes

Last on

Tue 10 May 2022 16:06GMT

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  • Tue 10 May 2022 16:06GMT

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