Ukraine has said it will never bow to ultimatums to surrender its cities, including devastated Mariupol, as authorities in Odesa accused Russian forces of striking residential areas in their first attack on the vital Black Seaport. For more on this Shane was joined on Newstalk Breakfast by Patrick Bury, Senior Security lecturer at the University of Bath, former NATO analyst, and army officer.

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