Tuesday briefing: The long and winding road of war in Ukraine, as the human cost mounts

In today’s newsletter: how the war looks from inside the country four years on – and what the west’s audience and leaders still misunderstand Good morning. Today marks four years since Russian tanks first rolled towards Kyiv as Vladimir Putin launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine – a war he insisted on calling a “special military operation”. The initial assault was repelled, almost certainly to his surprise, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government remained intact to marshal the nation’s de...

By Martin Belam

Devastation and frozen frontlines: Ukraine marks four years of Russia’s war

Ukrainians are repelled by the prospect of capitulating to Moscow as the war barrels into another year.

Where Ukraine and Russia stand as war enters fifth year

Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, unleashing the deadliest war in Europe since World War II. As the conflict reaches its four-year mark, here’s a look at the state of the conflict and some of the consequences for both countries. Destruction The war has resulted in widespread destruction in Ukraine. Entire cities in Ukraine’s east and south, among them Bakhmut, Toretsk and Vovchansk, have been reduced to rubble by fighting. The World Health Organization h...

By Agence France-Presse

Ukraine marks four years of conflict, as losses rise with no end in sight

As the war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, the relentless fighting continues to exact a heavy toll on the population amid slow advances and stalled negotiations.

By RFI

Ukraine marks four years since Russian invasion

Today marks four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, leading to the most devastating conventional conflict in Europe since World War II.

Russia loses about 1,261,420 troops in four years of full-scale war against Ukraine

Total combat losses of Russian forces over four years of the full-scale war against Ukraine, from February 24, 2022, to February 24, 2026, amount to approximately 1,261,420 personnel, including 920 losses over the past day alone.