Russia-Ukraine war at four years: key events from 2022 to 2026

Entire cities in Ukraine’s east and south, among them Bakhmut, Toretsk and Vovchansk, have been reduced to rubble by fighting...

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, AFP looks at the

Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, unleashing the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War II. Tens of thousands of civilians and hundreds of thousands of soldiers have been killed as it completes four years of invasion.

In Ukraine, millions more have had to flee their homes to escape the fighting as Russia’s troops advanced. Entire cities in Ukraine’s east and south, among them Bakhmut, Toretsk and Vovchansk, have been reduced to rubble by fighting.

As the Russia-Ukraine conflict completes four years, here are some glimpses of the people living through it. .

Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, unleashing the deadliest war in Europe since World War II. Tens of thousands of civilians and hundreds of thousands of soldiers have been killed in the war as it completes four years of invasion.

In Ukraine, millions more have had to flee their homes to escape the fighting as Russia’s troops advanced. Entire cities in Ukraine’s east and south, among them Bakhmut, Toretsk and Vovchansk, have been reduced to rubble by fighting.