Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Visualizing how Ukraine has changed in the 3 years since Russia’s full-scale invasion
The Russia-Ukrainian War broke out in February 2014 when Russia occupied and annexed Crimea from Ukraine and supported pro-Russian separatists in Donbas in eastern Ukraine. The war in Donbas continued until Russia launched a full-scale invasion in February 2022 in an attempt to take full control of Ukraine. Although the Russian president had expected to seize Ukraine in a matter of days, Russian troops met strong and determined resistance by Ukrainians. Three years after the invasion, Russia is now occupying 18% of Ukraine, including Donbas, Crimea, and some other eastern regions. As many as 70,000 Ukrainian troops and 12,000 civilians have been killed so far. Also, more than 20 million Ukrainians are still displaced, and over six million Ukrainian refugees are now living in Europe. The main supporters of Ukraine are the US and European countries, which have provided billions of dollars in military, humanitarian, and financial help. On February 28, US president Donald Trump and Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy met at the White House to sign a rare minerals deal to ensure US support but disputed fiercely over Zelenskyy’s lack of appreciation for US support instead. What is going to happen in Ukraine?
Read the article and learn how much Ukraine has lost since Russia’s invasion.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/23/world/charts-ukraine-war-status-dg/index.html
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