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Transcript/ScriptUKRAINE RUSSIA INVASION IMPACT
HEADLINE: 6 Months Since Russia Invaded Ukraine, Experts See Global Impact
TEASER: Experts says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine six months ago is having a global impact, with millions more facing hunger and the world at a “maximum danger” point over the Zaporizhhya nuclear power plant.
PUBLISHED AT: 8/24/2022 AT 1:15pm
BYLINE: Cindy Saine
CONTRIBUTOR: Iuliia Iarmolenko, Ia Meurmishvil
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As Ukraine marks the six-month anniversary of Russia’s invasion, VOA’s Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine reports on the fallout from the conflict. Millions of refugees have fled the country, food exports have plummeted, and the United Nations is warning that the world faces “maximum danger” over the situation at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant.
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Ukrainians celebrated their Independence Day Wednesday and marked six months since Russia invaded their country with a display in Kyiv of seized Russian tanks.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainians will fight for their land until the end.
((Volodymry Zelenskyy, Ukrainian (In Ukrainian))
“What is the end of the war for us? We used to say peace, now we say victory. We will not seek an understanding with the terrorists.”
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In Moscow, the Kremlin was quiet Wednesday, patrolled by police, with no televised remarks from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Experts say the impact of the war is being felt far beyond Europe, with many places also dealing with extreme droughts this year.
Before Russia’s invasion, Ukraine was one of the world’s leading exporters of corn, wheat, barley and sunflower oil, the U.S. Special Representative for Global Food Security Cary Fowler told VOA.
((Cary Fowler, U.S. Special Representative for Global Food Security))
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“The world was already in a dangerous position prior to the February 24th invasion of Ukraine, but that really pushed us over the edge. And the price hikes in food and foodstuffs globally really went through the roof. And immediately after that invasion, so we saw inflation hitting in particular, particularly hard in many developing countries, countries that couldn't afford to have suffered through a period of higher prices.”
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Fowler said the invasion has pushed tens of millions of more people into the category of going to bed hungry at night and worsened food insecurity around the world.
In addition, there is concern about a potential nuclear accident at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in Ukraine, which has been under Russian military control since March.
Ukraine’s State Emergency Service conducted first aid exercises last week to prepare for a potential accident. U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm told VOA the U.S. is very concerned about the safety and security of Europe’s largest nuclear plant.
((Jennifer Granholm, Secretary of Energy)) (No courtesy needed)
"We agree with the demilitarization, there should not be military activities around a nuclear plant, period. It is extremely dangerous…. We strongly condemn what Russia has done. We want them to turn the plant control back over to the Ukrainians”
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The United Nations says it has confirmed the deaths of more than 5,500 civilians during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and more than 12 million people have fled their homes -with some six million outside the country and another six million internally displaced.
Ukraine says it has lost 9,000 troops in the war. Moscow classifies military deaths as state secrets. The Pentagon estimates that some 70,000-80,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded since the invasion six months ago.
((Cindy Saine, VOA News))
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Embargo DateAugust 24, 2022 16:13 EDT
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