Ukraine war: 1,000 days

The human and economic cost of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues to mount, with neither side seeming eager to negotiate


2022

Feb 24: Russia invades Ukraine in what President Vladimir Putin calls a “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

Mar: Moscow shifts focus to eastern and southern Ukraine

Apr: Evidence of atrocities emerges after Russian retreat from town of Bucha, near Kyiv

May: Last Ukrainian fighters surrender in Mariupol. Weeks-long Russian bombardment kills thousands of civilians

Aug: Russia begins using Iranian-made suicide drones against Ukraine

Sep: Ukraine recaptures much of Kharkiv region in swift counteroffensive

Putin mobilises 300,000 conscripts, sparking protests across Russia

Moscow announces annexation of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhya regions

Nov: Ukraine recaptures Kherson city after Russian forces withdraw

2023

Jan: Western allies approve sending advanced weaponry to Kyiv, such as Patriot air defence missiles and top-tier battle tanks

Feb: Putin announces new offensive following winter stalemate

May: Russia claims capture of devastated city of Bakhmut after nine-month siege. Both sides suffer heavy casualties

Jun: Ukraine launches much-anticipated counter- offensive but makes slow progress against Russian defences

Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin stages abortive mutiny against Kremlin

Oct: Ukrainian strikes force Russian Black Sea fleet to flee Crimea

Dec: U.S. Congress delays approval of Ukraine assistance package worth $61 billion

2024

Feb: Ukraine begins running low on ammunition. City of Avdiivka falls after months of relentless attacks by Russia

May: Ukrainian troops are further stretched when Russia opens up new front close to Kharkiv city

Jul: First F-16 fighter jets sent by Western allies arrive in Ukraine

Aug: Russia accelerates its advance in Donetsk region towards strategic city of Pokrovsk

Kyiv launches surprise incursion into Russia, capturing hundreds of square km of territory in Kursk region

Oct: North Korea sends thousands of troops to fight alongside Russia

Nov: U.S. allows Ukraine to use long-range ATACMS missiles to strike targets in Russia, raising fears
of further escalation


BELARUS
Kyiv
100km 60 miles
MOLDOVA
UKRAINE
Ukrainian incursion
Dnipro River
ZAPORIZHYA
KHERSON
Odesa 
Kherson
BLACK SEA
CRIMEA
Kursk 
RUSSIA
LUHANSK
Kharkiv
Bakhmut 
Pokrovsk
DONETSK
Mariupol
Russian control


39,081 civilian casualties, including at least 12,162 deaths. True figures likely
to be higher

3.7 million people are displaced within Ukraine and 6.7 million have fled the country

Military casualties (U.S. estimates, Oct 2024)
Russia 	Killed 115,000	Wounded 500,000
Ukraine	Killed 57,500	Wounded 250,000

Ukraine’s economy is 22% below pre-war levels. Rebuilding costs estimated at $486 billion

Ukraine depends on Western financial aid, exceeding $100 billion to date, to sustain economy


Sources: AP, CFR, House of Commons Library, Indian Express, i News, ISW, OHCHR
Pictures: DVIDS, Getty Images 
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