Ukraine war – one year on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has become a grinding war of attrition that has killed thousands of people and displaced millions, ravaged cities and destroyed vital infrastructure across the country POLAND SLOVAKIA HUNGARY BELARUS Chernihiv Bucha Lutsk Lviv Kyiv UKRAINE Ivano-Frankivsk MOLDOVA ROMANIA Sumy Belgorod Dnipro River Kharkiv Izyum Kramatorsk Zaporizhya Zaporizhya NPP Kryvyi Rih Dnipro Soledar Bakhmut Melitopol Mykolaiv Kherson Odesa KHERSON Sevastopol Snake Island BLACK SEA RUSSIA Severodonetsk LUHANSK Luhansk Donetsk DONETSK Mariupol ZAPORIZHYA Kerch Strait Bridge CRIMEA Annexed 2014 100km 60 miles Russian control Areas regained by Ukraine Russian control before Feb 24, 2022 FEBRUARY Feb 24, 2022: Russia invades Ukraine in what President Vladimir Putin calls “special military operation” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declares martial law and general mobilisation Russia surrounds Kyiv but pulls back within weeks as troops are stalled by ferocious resistance MARCH Russian forces take city of Kherson and shell Zaporizhya Nuclear Power Plant, raising fears of nuclear disaster Moscow scales back ambitions in north to focus on “liberating” key separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk APRIL Evidence of atrocities emerges in wake of Russian retreat from town of Bucha Russian missile strike on Kramatorsk train station kills more than 50 civilians Ukraine sinks Moskva, flagship of Russian Black Sea fleet MAY Last Ukrainian fighters surrender in Mariupol as siege of Azovstal steelworks ends. Weeks of Russian bombardment of city kills thousands of civilians JUNE Russian forces take control of industrial city of Severodonetsk after prolonged battle Ukrainian forces raise flag over Snake Island, easing threat to key port of Odesa JULY Lysychansk, last Ukrainian-held city in Luhansk, falls to Russians Russia and Ukraine sign UN-brokered deal allowing export of Ukrainian grain through Black Sea AUGUST Ukraine counteroffensive to retake Kherson begins, deploying Western-supplied weapons including HIMARS rocket systems SEPTEMBER Ukraine recaptures much of Kharkiv region in swift counteroffensive Putin mobilises 300,000 conscripts, sparking protests across Russia Putin formally annexes Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhya regions OCTOBER Blast damages bridge linking Crimea with Russia in blow to Moscow’s war effort NOVEMBER Russia unleashes barrage of missiles on cities across Ukraine in bid to cripple vital infrastructure Moscow orders troops to withdraw from Kherson city and west bank of Dnipro River, in morale-boosting victory for Ukraine DECEMBER Three drone strikes on air bases show Ukraine is able to attack hundreds of kilometres inside Russia Zelensky visits U.S. in first foreign trip since start of conflict – President Joe Biden announces U.S. will send Patriot air defence system to Ukraine JANUARY Ukrainian forces strike Donetsk building housing Russian troops. Moscow admits deaths of 89 soldiers, Kyiv claims hundreds killed Russia captures salt mine town of Soledar amid long and bloody campaign to take city of Bakhmut After weeks of diplomatic deadlock, U.S., Germany and other NATO members agree to send heavy tanks FEBRUARY As one-year anniversary nears, signs indicate major new Russian offensive is already underway MILITARY LOSSES, ESTIMATES (Killed or wounded) Ukraine: 100,000+ (U.S. and other Western sources) Russia: 180,000+ (U.S., UK, Norwegian Defence Ministry) 18,955 Total Injured 11,756 Killed 7,199 CONFIRMED CIVILIAN CASUALTIES (UN figures) Actual numbers thought to be far higher Ukraine government says at least 20,000, including 400 children, killed Western sources estimate 30,000-40,000 deaths REFUGEES More than 8 million have fled Ukraine. Over 5 million displaced internally WAR CRIMES Around 65,000 suspected war crimes reported to date ECONOMIC IMPACT World Bank expected Ukraine’s economy to contract by 35% in 2022 Rebuilding costs estimated at $349 billion WESTERN MILITARY AID (€ billion. Jan 24, 2022 – Jan 15, 2023) U.S. 44.3 UK 4.9 Poland 2.4 Germany 2.4 Canada 1.3 Netherlands 0.9 Italy 0.7 France 0.7 Norway 0.6 Denmark 0.6 $143.6bn Total support* U.S 73.2 EU 54.9 Others 15.5 *Humanitarian, financial and military commitments Sources: Institute for the Study of War, OHCHR, OCHA, Kiel Institute for the World Economy Pictures: Getty Image © GRAPHIC NEWS