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

Record ID: 1671459

  • Title: Timeline of Russia-Ukraine war ahead of international donor summit in Poland - part 2
  • Date: 19th April 2022
  • Summary: President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday (April 12) said the situation in the Ukrainian town of Bucha was 'fake' and that peace talks with Ukraine had hit a dead end. VOSTOCHNY COSMODROME, AMUR REGION, RUSSIA (APRIL 12, 2022) (RUSSIAN POOL) (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT, VLADIMIR PUTIN, SAYING: “It is the same as when nobody remembers hundreds of murdered civilians in Afghanistan, when hundreds and more people were killed by one hit at weddings. Silence. There was no such silence, when the provocations in Syria were staged. When the use of chemical weapons by Assad’s (President of Syria) government was claimed to happen. It later turned out to be fake. It's the same kind of fake in Bucha.”
  • 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: LVA014219517042022RP1
  • 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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