Rally in support of the residents of Donbas was held in London
In London on Thursday was a charity event in support of the residents of Donbas, the organizer spoke British freelance journalist Graham Phillips, collaborating with a variety of media and for a long time active in the East of Ukraine.

In London on Thursday was a charity event in support of the residents of Donbas, the organizer spoke British freelance Journalist Graham Phillips, collaborating With a variety of media and for a long Time active in the East of Ukraine.
He answered questions from the audience about what is happening in the field, showed a number of photos From the event, which then were offered at the auction, which will be transferred to the treatment of the wounded in hospitals Donetsk, reports news Agency. Organizers said Not a political, namely the charitable nature of the event. It was organized in a small cafe in North London, which is hardly accommodate all the guests and correspondents.
The audience, including many Britons, With interest studied exhibited photographs, discussing the events in Ukraine and With the explicit participation of asking questions. Guests noted that the media of the Kingdom "does Not reflect the real picture of what is happening in the East of Ukraine" and said that they want to show solidarity With the residents of Donbas " despite the policy of London. The time and place of the action twice had to endure in recent days, and the organizers made the assessment that to prevent her tried " Pro-active ". Not without excess and during the event, when trying to have a conflict man-the British had to withdraw on the street. As it became known, He first called himself a supporter Phillips, asking to be photographed With him, but then he tried to provoke a conflict in the hall." I think that the Journalist must always be on the scene. I was in Kiev, Crimea, Donetsk, Lugansk, Debaltsevo. I haven't seen there "Russian tanks" and Not seen (BBC reporters which transmits such allegations), " said Phillips.- (Western) media paint a lie, and I resent this. Citizens do Not know what is happening in the Donbas, the Kiev government shelled the civilian population "." Remember the Leningrad blockade, starvation. If Not for the help of Russia, the situation in Donetsk would be like this, " added the Journalist. His colleague Patrick Lancaster, who for a year led the coverage of the UN in response to the question, is it difficult to go against the tide, said: "I am more focused on the truth, the facts, and Not what other claim ". He acknowledged that, As Phillips, met With arrests from the Ukrainian security forces, although in the UK, as opposed to from a colleague, His interrogation was Not arrested." The scary thing is that the conflict is tearing the family, " added Lancaster.- I met With the fact that the brothers fighting on different sides of this conflict." According to His statement, " the fact that the Ukrainian army is doing in the Donbas is awful. I saw hundreds of civilians killed ". At a charity auction were offered 20 pictures made by Phillips in the Donbas and depicting the events in the conflict region. The journalist had previously organized the vote count in social networks, encouraging the public to choose the most successful photographic pictures, which were then printed on canvas and put up for auction. Among the individuals on the number of works were portraits of the local population and sketches from the life of the militia, as well as photographs of Phillips With fellow media workers. Serious bargaining turned around and hunting jacket With stripe " new Russia ", where he worked as a reporter. A vast number of lots sold several times more expensive than the starting price of 50 pounds. From mid-April last year the Kiev authorities are in the East of Ukraine "special operation" to suppress the protest movement in the Donbass. The military is actively used heavy equipment and military aircraft and helicopters. Refers to a large number of dead and wounded Among the civilian population and the destruction of houses and infrastructure. According to the final data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began more than 6 thousand People.
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