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Zelenskyy's home town fought off Russian invaders. It's preparing for Putin's revenge
Russian forces are intensifying their advance on Ukraine's Donbas region as they escalate shelling in the crucial industrial east.
But President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is resolute in Ukraine's determination to defend its territory.
No more so than in his hometown, which has come under missile attack this week.
Europe correspondent Steve Cannane reports from Kryvyi Rih.