This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Jan Nacchilil at 13 hours GMT on Wednesday the 15th of May,

bees are our main stories.

As Ukrainian forces struggle to hold back Russian advances on several

fronts and President Zelensky cancels planned trips abroad, the US announces

a further $2 billion in military aid. Prison officers in France hold protests

after five of their colleagues are left dead or wounded in an ambush involving heavy

weapons. A new study suggests millions of middle-aged people may mistakenly think they're not obese

because of the way they calculate their body fat.

Also in this podcast, American music legend Stevie Wonder is granted Ghanaian citizenship.

To celebrate the greatness of Africa, I'm just very very honored.

As Ukrainian forces try to hold back Russian onsloughts at several different

points on their sprawling front line, America's top diplomat has announced a

further military aid package. This comes as President Zelensky has cancelled upcoming international trips, including

visits to allies Spain and Portugal, reportedly because of the worsening situation

on the battlefield.

A week after Russia's surprise attack on the northeastern Haakeev region,

Ukraine has pulled back troops from some border regions,

but at the same time it's insisting it will not allow the Russian occupiers to gain a foothold.

U.S. Secretary of State, Anthony Blinkin, who's visiting Ukraine, announced the $2 billion of military aid at a news conference with his Ukrainian counterpart

Dimitro Kuleba.

Ukraine is facing this renewed brutal Russian onslaught and we see again ammunition, armored vehicles,

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