Ukraine marks 4 years of war with Russia
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Russia has lost around 1,260,500 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Feb. 23. The number includes 720 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Olena Bilozerska and her husband always knew they wanted children. She was 34 and they were ready to start trying when the war erupted in eastern Ukraine in 2014. The couple joined the fight and decided a baby would have to wait.
The report said Russia suffered 1.2 million casualties, including up to 325,000 troop deaths, between February 2022 and December 2025
A United States delegation is due in Russia next week for talks on the war in Ukraine, according to Vladimir Putin, who has demanded the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from territories claimed by Moscow. DW has more. US special envoy Witkoff is expected to ...