- Title: TIMELINE: Russia's invasion of Ukraine enters sixth month
- Date: 21st August 2022
- Summary: Pro-Russian separatists of self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic and Russian regular forces were filmed on February 27 in the village of Mykolaivka in the Donetsk region. MYKOLAIVKA, DONETSK REGION, UKRAINE (FILE - FEBRUARY 27, 2022) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF MEN IN MILITARY UNIFORM HANGING RUSSIAN FLAG ON ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING More than 200 children evacuated from an orphanage in Ukraine’s conflict zone arrived in the western city of Lviv on March 5 after a 24-hour train journey with their carers. LVIV, UKRAINE (FILE - MARCH 5, 2022) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF CHILDREN FROM ORPHANAGES ON TRAIN PLATFORM CHILDREN FROM ORPHANAGE WALKING ON PLATFORM (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) DIRECTOR OF THE ZAPORIZHZHIA CENTRAL CHRISTIAN ORPHANAGE, OLHA KUCHER, SAYING: "My heart is being torn apart. I’m sorry... It is tough. When families are separated, it is very hard. I’m sorry, I simply lack words. And I feel so sorry for these children, they are so young." CHILDREN BEING LED AWAY Millions have left Ukraine since Russia invaded, many finding accommodation in private homes or hotels, as well as in government-sponsored housing. PRZEMYSL, POLAND (FILE - MARCH 1, 2022) (REUTERS) REFUGEES ON BEDS CHILD EATING SANDWICH INSIDE SCHOOL GYMNASIUM ISACCEA, ROMANIA (FILE - MARCH 14, 2022) (REUTERS) FERRY WITH REFUGEES ON BOARD DOCKING VARIOUS OF REFUGEES DISEMBARKING FERRY (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) TANYA (NO SURNAME GIVEN) FROM NEAR MYKOLAYIV, SAYING: "I’m from the south of Ukraine, where the war initially started. Bad people came there and mutilated our life. And now I have to leave my whole family behind. And I'm running away with a child. I don't know where I'm going. I'm running away with the child because I want my child to stay alive.†TANYA STANDING WITH OTHERS / VOLUNTEERS ADVISING Authorities said Russian missile attacks hit the centre of Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, including residential areas and the regional administration building. At least 10 people were killed and 35 wounded on March 1 in rockets strikes by Russian forces, Interior Ministry adviser Anton Herashchenko said in a post on social media. KHARKIV, UKRAINE (FILE - MARCH 1, 2022) (REUTERS) KHARKIV REGION ADMINISTRATION BUILDING IN 'SQUARE OF FREEDOM' AFTER MISSILE STRIKE BROKEN WINDOWS AND DESTROYED ROOF OF ADMINISTRATION FIREMEN WORKING NEAR DAMAGED BUIDLING
- Embargoed: 5th September 2022 00:29
- Keywords: Donbas Kyiv Luhansk Mariupol Moscow Poland Russia Russian invasion Ukraine Vladimir Putin Volodymyr Zelenskiy bombing evacuation explosion refugees shelling six months war
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- City: VARIOUS
- Country: Ukraine
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe,Editors' Choice
- Reuters ID: LVA00D480927072022RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES AND PROFANE LANGUAGE / THIS IS A WRAP AND CONTAINS NO NEW MATERIAL
EDITORS NOTE: PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING PROFILES AND TIMELINES THAT HAVE BEEN SENT TO COINCIDE WITH THE SIX MONTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CONFLICT: 4205-UKRAINE-CRISIS/GRAIN-TIMELINE; 0008-UKRAINE-CRISIS/MARIUPOL-TIMELINE; 4306 UKRAINE-CRISIS/PUTIN-TIMELINE; 8206-UKRAINE-CRISIS/ZELENSKIY-PROFILE
Wednesday (August 24) marks six months since the start of the war in Ukraine.
Thousands of people have been killed and millions forced to flee since Russia launched its invasion on February 24, saying it aimed to demilitarise Ukraine and protect Russian speakers on what Russian President Vladimir Putin called historical Russian land.
Ukraine and Western countries view it as a war of conquest aimed at wiping out Ukraine's national identity.
More than 10.5 million people have crossed the border from Ukraine since Russia's invasion, the United Nations Refugee agency UNHCR said on its website on August 9.
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