SBS Japanese Newsflash Monday 23 December

Australian government is working to provide support amid reports an Australian man has been captured by Russia while fighting for Ukraine. In Victoria, emergency services are struggling to gain control of bushfires ahead of extreme weather forecast for later this week.

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