Newshour

Ukrainian journalists say retreating Russian soldiers appear to have killed at least twenty civilians, with their bodies found at the side of the road. At least one of the victims had their hands tied. Also in the programme: French President Emmanuel Macron holds a rally ahead of upcoming election; and Russia announces a stop to cooperation on the International Space Station. (Photo: A serviceman uses his mobile phone to film a destroyed Russian tank and armoured vehicles, amid Russia’s invasion on Ukraine in Bucha, in Kyiv region. CREDIT: REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra)

After Russia's failure to capture Ukraine's capital Kyiv, its focus in recent weeks has been on the country's east. The invading forces continue to advance there, as Moscow attempts to take full control of the heavily industrialised area called Donbas, where a large proportion of people speak Russian. Donbas is made up of two regions. Russia and the separatist statelets it backs control almost all of Luhansk; and about half of Donetsk. Pavlo Kyrylenko is the governor of that region and has been speaking to Newshour. Also in the programme: Jobs for life in the Indian military under threat, sparking violent protests; and 50 years on from Watergate, we look at how "gate" has become a codeword for scandal. (Photo: A man carries his belongings in front of a residential building damaged by shelling during Ukraine-Russia conflict in Donetsk, Ukraine June 17, 2022. Credit: Reuters/Alexander Ermochenko)

The authorities in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol say a convoy of around 160 civilian vehicles has managed to leave the city. The deputy mayor said it was made up of private citizens desperate to escape the Russian bombardment and the now catastrophic conditions. We hear from an advisor to the Mayor of Mariupol. We're also in the capital Kyiv, the western city of Lviv and we go to Moscow where the voices of anti-war protestors are being driven underground. (Photo: A satellite image shows a view of fires in an industrial area in the western section of Mariupol. 12/03/2022 Maxar Technologies/Handout via Reuters)

Ukraine would neither confirm nor deny it was behind the attack in Belgorod, which is not far from the border. A Ukrainian member of parliament tells us why he thinks Russia is to blame. Also on the programme, efforts by the Red Cross to send aid into the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol and evacuate civilians have been called off for the second consecutive day. And, Pope Francis has apologised for the treatment of indigenous children in residential schools in Canada which were run by the Roman Catholic church. (Photo: A view shows a fuel depot on fire in Belgorod 01/04/2022 Reuters)

The US Supreme Court has ended the constitutional right to abortion, overturning the landmark Roe v Wade ruling from 1973. President Biden said the judgement took America back 150 years but conservatives have welcomed it. Also in the programme: White House security official Admiral John Kirby on the war in Ukraine. (Picture: Abortion rights demonstrators protests outside the United States Supreme Court as the court rules in the Dobbs v Women's Health Organization abortion case, overturning the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision in Washington, U.S., June 24, 2022. Credit: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)