The assault on Kiev, the fall of Mariupol, the failed counteroffensive: two years of war in Ukraine

LONDON – Two years of war in Ukraine: the second invasion of Russia began on February 24, 2022. One anniversary coinciding with another: ten years since the Russian annexation of Crimea and Donbass, the first invasion of Ukraine, which began on February 27, 2014 Here is the history of a conflict that has generated hundreds of thousands of deaths, millions of refugees, billions in military spending and civilian damage.