Kyiv mere minutes after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a “special military operation” in Ukraine exactly one month ago.The attacks from Russian forces — by air, by sea and on the ground — have barely stopped since Feb.
24, becoming more intense and brutal by the day. Thousands have died, millions have fled, and cities have been turned into ruins.
Yet through it all, Ukrainian fighters have held on and pushed back against what experts say is a demoralized Russian military.“I mean, we wouldn’t be talking about this as an ongoing war at this moment if it hadn’t been for the Ukrainian will to resist, which completely caught the Russians off guard,” said Allen Sens, a professor of political science at the University of British Columbia who studies military operations.
Zelenskyy calls for worldwide protests to mark 1 month since Russia invaded Ukraine As the invasion enters its second month, Russian advances toward Kyiv and other cities are stalled by Ukrainian resistance.