Since the first tanks rolled into eastern Ukraine early on February 24, 2022, Russia has intensified its attacks across Ukraine. Explosions and shellings have been reported in several major cities, including the capital Kyiv. The city of three million people has suffered significant damage but has so far managed to hold off Russian advancements. This map shows the locations of verified attacks in Kyiv over the past three days and territory that has come under Russian control..
Russian attacks on Kyiv on February 25, 26 and 27, 2022
Russia’s military power is superior to Ukraine’s in virtually every way — on land, at sea and in the air. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday signed a decree on the general mobilization of the population. Conscripts and reservists will be called up over the next 90 days to “ensure the defense of the state, maintaining combat and mobilization readiness.” All men between the age of 18 and 60 are prohibited from leaving the country. Meanwhile,Germany reversed its position on sending weapons to Ukraine.
Russia outnumbers Ukraine in personnel, equipment and weapons
Shortly after the attacks began, traffic jams started forming on arterial roads leading towards Ukraine’s western neighbors. People were leaving Ukrainian cities in droves. According to media reports, more than 100,000 people have already packed their bags and left their homes, thousands more have fled abroad. Their only option is overland, heading west and south-west. Germany is also preparing for an influx of Ukrainian refugees.
The history of the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine dates to the breakup of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s. As Ukraine has oriented itself more toward the European Union, tensions have escalated, particularly since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 and separatists gained control of Donetsk and Luhansk. The following timeline plots out the course of the current conflict, from the breakdown in diplomacy to invasion.
A chronology of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine since 2014
Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly pointed to the eastward expansion of NATO as a threat to the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation. This map shows how the borders of the alliance have shifted toward Russia since the end of the Cold War.
This article was originally written in German. It has been updated since its publication on February 24.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 5 graphics
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