12 Jun 2023

Europe: Ukraine counteroffensive, French Alps stabbing, Pope surgery

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 12 June 2023

Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Kathryn to talk about the early successes being reported by Kyiv, as Ukraine launches its long-awaited counteroffensive against Russian forces.

He notes there's a virtual media blackout, making it difficult for foreign reporters to confirm what's happening on the ground.

Seamus will also talk about how thousands turned out in the French Alps town of Annecy in support of the children stabbed in an attack at a playground and how the Pope has undergone surgery for an abdominal hernia, leading him to miss Sunday prayers.

Ukraine, Annecy and Pope Francis.

Photo: AFP