Russia has used top-level diplomatic channels to tell the west Ukraine is planning a radioactive ‘dirty bomb’ attack on its own soil.

Sitrep asks why the west is convinced it’s ‘transparently false’, what Russia’s trying to achieve with this claim, and whether it has endangered channels meant to prevent a catastrophic miscalculation.

Russian men ordered to fight in Ukraine have been venting their anger on social media. We hear from a woman in Moscow helping them fight conscription.

And we take a look at a new remake of one of the most powerful and oldest war films, “All Quiet On The Western Front.”