Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022 and failed to take Kyiv. Ukraine won back large areas in the north-east and south in 2022, but since 2023 the front…
Russia invaded from three directions on 24 February 2022. Its push on Kyiv stalled, and its troops left the north by 2 April.
Ukraine swept through Kharkiv region in September and entered Kherson city on 11 November, the war's biggest reversal.
Russia took Bakhmut in May after ten months. Ukraine's summer counteroffensive hit deep minefields and failed to break through.
Ukraine withdrew from Avdiivka in February. In August it crossed into Russia's Kursk region, holding ground until spring 2025.
Drones smuggled into Russia in trucks struck air bases from the Arctic to Siberia. Ukraine said 41 aircraft were hit.
After 18 months, Russia claimed Pokrovsk in December and took Myrnohrad and Huliaipole by February 2026.
Easter and May truces broke down, and an 'energy ceasefire' in October lasted three days. Talks have stalled.
Russia claimed 92 settlements since September; Ukraine called it false. The UN verified 2,570 civilians killed in 2026 by September.
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