War in

Ukraine

On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine

War in Ukraine How Ukraine is resisting Russian occupation

Vladimir Putin unleashed the biggest war in Europe since World War Two with the justification that modern, Western-leaning Ukraine was a constant threat and Russia could not feel "safe, develop and exist". Thousands of people have since died, towns and cities such as Mariupol" lie in ruins and 13 million people have been displaced. But the questions remain: what was it all for and how will it end?