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History: April 2022

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Retrospective · events of 1 April 2022

What happened on 1 April 2022 in the war?

World

A look back at the reports surrounding 1 April 2022, from a promised Mariupol corridor to strikes on fuel depots in western Ukraine.

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Retrospective · events of 1 April 2022

What 1 April 2022 showed about the Kyiv front

Security

As Russian forces left the Kyiv area, fighting and talks continued elsewhere, and the cost to civilians and journalists became clearer.

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Retrospective · events of 1 April 2022

Mariupol corridor announced for 1 April 2022

World

A look back at two reports from the final days of March 2022, one on a Mariupol humanitarian corridor and one on a Polish court ruling on Belarus border pushbacks.

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Retrospective · events of 2 April 2022

What Kyiv region's recapture revealed on 2 April 2022

Security

As Russian troops left the area around the capital, Ukrainian forces and journalists reported evidence of war crimes, while fighting and repression continued elsewhere.

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Retrospective · events of 2 April 2022

Finland's NATO question and Mariupol's corridor

World

A look back at two developments reported around 2 April 2022, one on European security policy and one on humanitarian access.

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Retrospective · events of 3 April 2022

Two appeals that shaped the war's message

World

On 3 April 2022, a video address to a music awards ceremony and a Finnish NATO timetable pointed to the wider reach of the war.

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Retrospective · events of 3 April 2022

Bucha and the weight of 3 April 2022

Opinion

As Kyiv region was cleared of Russian troops, evidence from Bucha reshaped the day's diplomacy and the message Ukraine carried abroad.

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Retrospective · events of 4 April 2022

Bucha mass grave and calls for war crimes trials

Politics

A retrospective on 4 April 2022, when images from Bucha prompted a US call for trials while Ukraine said peace talks would go on.

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Retrospective · events of 5 April 2022

How Bucha mass grave shaped war crimes and talks debate

Politics

A look back at how the discovery of a mass grave in Bucha shaped the debate over war crimes and negotiations.

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Retrospective · events of 5 April 2022

Mariupol convoy turned back as Zelensky prepared for UN

World

A look back at 5 April 2022, when a humanitarian convoy failed to reach Mariupol and Ukraine's president readied an address to the UN Security Council.

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Retrospective · events of 5 April 2022

Bucha's aftermath: how the West responded by 5 April 2022

Security

A look back at the diplomatic, legal and economic reactions to reports from Bucha, while the humanitarian situation in Mariupol and the threat to Odesa persisted.

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Retrospective · events of 5 April 2022

Zelenskyy tours Bucha burial site and says talks will continue

Politics

A look back at the reaction to the discovery of a mass grave in Bucha, as the Ukrainian president visited the site and said talks would go on.

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Retrospective · events of 6 April 2022

Lend-lease vote and peace terms: 6 April 2022

Politics

A look back at a day when Washington moved to speed arms deliveries to Ukraine while Moscow set out its conditions for ending the invasion.

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Retrospective · events of 6 April 2022

Lend-lease vote and Russia's NATO demand

Politics

A look back at 6 April 2022, when Washington moved to speed arms deliveries and Moscow tied an end to its invasion to a constitutional pledge on NATO.

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Retrospective · events of 7 April 2022

What did 7 April 2022 show about pressure on Moscow?

Politics

A look back at a day of legal, trade and diplomatic moves surrounding Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Retrospective · events of 7 April 2022

Russia becomes second country suspended from UN rights council

Security

A look back at a day of diplomatic isolation for Moscow, warnings in eastern Ukraine and competing claims about how the war might end.

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Retrospective · events of 8 April 2022

Zelenskyy says Borodianka's toll is worse than Bucha's

Politics

A look back at a day of grim reports from Borodianka, new Western arms pledges and legislative moves abroad.

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Retrospective · events of 10 April 2022

Diplomacy and damage on 10 April 2022

World

A look back at what the days around 10 April 2022 showed: strikes on civilians, contamination in Chornobyl, and a planned trip to Moscow.

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Retrospective · events of 11 April 2022

What 11 April 2022 showed about the war's shift

Security

A look back at a day of fighting in Mariupol and the Donbas, mine warnings in the north and financial pressure on Moscow.

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Retrospective · events of 11 April 2022

What financial help reached Ukraine by 11 April 2022?

Economy

A look back at two aid announcements reported on 9 April 2022, from the IMF and the British government.

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