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Christiane Amanpour and Lyse Doucet

Why is Iran helping Russia?

Why is Iran helping Russia?

Chief international anchor at CNN, Christiane Amanpour, and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ chief international correspondent, Lyse Doucet, talk through Iran’s involvement in the conflict in Ukraine.

And, as Zelensky reports that 30% of the country’s power stations have been destroyed by Russian missile strikes, we speak to Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, boss of Ukraine’s national energy company, about the struggles the country faces.

Today’s Ukrainecast was hosted by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko.

It was made by Luke Radcliff. The technical director was Emma Crowe. The assistant editor was Sam Bonham. The senior news editor was Jonathan Aspinwall.

Email Ukrainecast@bbc.co.uk with your questions and comments. You can also send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram to 0330 1239480.

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