Timeline of Russia-Ukraine war ahead of international donor summit in Poland - part 2

Record ID: 1671444

  • Title: Timeline of Russia-Ukraine war ahead of international donor summit in Poland - part 2
  • Date: 19th April 2022
  • Summary: Drone footage filmed on Friday (April 15) showed damage of the Ilyich Steel Plant in the port city of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine, which has been the scene of fierce battles between the Russian military and Ukrainian forces defending the city. MARIUPOL, UKRAINE (APRIL 15, 2022) (REUTERS) (MUTE) DRONE FOOTAGE OF DAMAGED ILYICH STEEL PLANT Drone footage showed trenches said to be dug by Russian soldiers in the defunct power station north of Kyiv on Saturday (April 16). Russian forces occupied the Chornobyl plant, scene of the world’s worst nuclear accident in 1986, on February 24 but they had left the plant and were heading towards the border with Belarus in March. Radiation levels at Chornobyl had increased due to heavy military vehicles disturbing the soil, Ukraine’s state nuclear inspectorate said on 25 February. But details of exactly what happened had not emerged. CHORNOBYL EXLUSION ZONE, UKRAINE (APRIL 16, 2022) (REUTERS) (MUTE) VARIOUS DRONE FOOTAGE OF TRENCHES SAID TO BE DUG BY RUSSIAN SOLDIERS IN AN AREA WITH HIGH LEVEL OF RADIATION CALLED "THE RED FOREST" NEAR CHORNOBYL NUCLEAR POWER PLANT VARIOUS OF SIGN AT RED FOREST READING (English): "STOP" VARIOUS OF DESTROYED VAN ABANDONED NEAR RED FOREST VIEW OF THIRD REACTOR BLOCK AND THE NEW SAFE CONFINEMENT STRUCTURE (NSC) OVER THE OLD SARCOPHAGUS COVERING THE DAMAGED FOURTH REACTOR AT CHORNOBYL NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
  • Embargoed: 3rd May 2022 05:10
  • Keywords: Biden Bucha Johnson Mariupol NATO Putin Russian invasion of Ukraine Stoltenberg Ukraine Volodymyr Zeleskiy mass graves
  • Location: VARIOUS LOCATIONS
  • City: VARIOUS LOCATIONS
  • Country: Ukraine
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe,Military Conflicts,Editors' Choice
  • Reuters ID: LVA016219517042022RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: EDITORS NOTE: FOR PART 1 OF THE TIMELINE PLEASE SEE EDIT 0771-UKRAINE-CRISIS/INVASION-TIMELINE
    EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES
    Warsaw is hosting an international donor conference for Ukraine on Thursday (May 5). The focus of the conference will be on financing humanitarian aid for Ukraine and will aim to initiate a series of aid events for Ukraine in the coming months, the Polish Prime Minister's Office said.
    The conference will be hosted by the Polish and Swedish Prime ministers, as well as senior European Union leaders, including the European Council President and the European Commission President.
    Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24th, calling its action a special military operation to demilitarise Ukraine and eradicate what it calls dangerous nationalists backed by an expansionist NATO military alliance. The West and Kyiv accuse Russian President Vladimir Putin of unprovoked aggression.
    More than two months into the war, about five million Ukrainians have fled their homes, cities have been shattered and thousands have died. The UN estimates that more than 12 million people are in need of urgent humanitarian aid, including food, medical supplies and shelter.
    On Saturday (April 16) President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said about 2,500-3,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed so far and up to 20,000 Russian troops. Ukraine says civilian deaths are impossible to count, estimating at least 20,000 killed in the southern city of Mariupol alone.
    The UN has scaled up to respond to the massive increase in needs and has set up local hubs to access the hardest-hit areas with life-saving assistance. It’s also calling for more to be done by the international community to respond to the rapidly rising needs. This international donor conference will serve to mobilise substantial pledges to support the UN humanitarian response in Ukraine.
    (Production: Vanessa Romeo, Sophia Wang)
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