Putin had not been enough for Crimea’s accession in 2014, he wanted more Ukraine and was preparing for years until he decided to go for all. This Monday, February 24, three years have been From that Thursday in which the Russian army began bombing its neighboring country. A “special military operation,” the Russian president called, who, at 69, had no qualms about invading Ukraine. Nor does it have, even today, because he has just said that he will not cease in his attacks as long as there is no agreement that respects Russia’s interests.
And what those interests of Russia? In these three years, Russia has taken almost 66,000 square kilometers of Ukrainian soil. A territory that is not willing to give up the Ukrainian government, led by Volodimir Zelenski, but that seems more difficult to recover. In addition, to this figure we must add the extent of Crimea that the Russians were annexed in January 2014. Therefore, the total figure that Russia has stolen to Ukraine would be 108,070 square kilometers. Lugansk, Zaporiyia, Donetsk, Jersón and Crimea. An extension that is equivalent, for example, to the territory of Bulgaria.
Thousands of stolen lives
Meanwhile, Between 174,000 and 420,000 Ukrainian citizens have died, according to UCDP, And more than six million live as refugees abroad since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of land, sea and air, starting the bloodiest conflict in Europe since World War II.
The military losses have been catastrophicalthough they are still jealously stored secrets. Western public estimates based on intelligence reports vary widely, but most say that hundreds of thousands have died or have been injured on each side.
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On the other side, according to EFE, more than 160,000 Russian soldiers have died In these three years of war, citing an investigation published Monday by Ukrainian independent media. According to these media, in 2022 about 20,000 Russian soldiers died; In 2023 that figure was around 50,000 and last year it amounted to almost 100,000 dead. At the moment the number of mutilated in action is officially unknown, although some media talk about tens of thousands of soldiers who have been invalid.
The tragedy has touched families in every corner of Ukraine, where military funerals are common in the main cities and distant villages. People are exhausted on insomnia nights caused by anti -aircraft sirens.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has shown its concern about 2,254 documented attacks against health care In Ukraine since the beginning of the war three years ago, and stressed that throughout this year these types of “almost daily” actions have continued, causing twelve injured and three dead in the 42 registered attacks. Another chilling fact is that in mid -2024 they had already been made around 100,000 amputations War related.
The economic impact of war
In addition to human losses, war is undoubtedly having an unprecedented economic cost in the country. There are cities like Mariupol or Bajmut Aboslutally razed, with hospitals and demolished schools and thousands of damaged buildings.
According to World Bank estimates, the total cost of the reconstruction of Ukraine could exceed 400,000 million dollarsa figure that continues to increase as war continues to destroy essential assets for the functioning of the country. The production of the country has dropped 30% in this period and inflation is at a very high 10%.
There are more than 8 million. The wear is also noted in Russia, where inflation reaches 9%.
Zelenski, “proud” of his people, who still has peace far
Zelenski paid tribute on Monday to those fallen in combat with the leaders who have attended the support summit to their country, among which were the president of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen , or the president of the European Council, Antonio Costa, among others. Zelenski, whose physical wear and tear since the beginning of the war has become remarkable when we recall some of his first interventions, has said to be “proud” of his people after “three years of absolute heroism.”
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Von der Leyen has stressed that it is on this date in Kyiv “Because today Ukraine is Europe“.” In this struggle for survival, not only is the fate of Ukraine at stake, but the fate of Europe, “he said through his profile on social network X, a text that has accompanied a video of his arrival To the Ukrainian capital. Bilateral with Russia.
Representatives of USA and Russia gathered in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) On February 18, a conversation of 4.5 hours of conversation in which both parties set the terms of a meeting, without a set between Putin and Donald Trump. The two parties have agreed to create teams to start a negotiation that ends the war.
The European Union has committed to date 134,000 million euros in support of the country invaded by Russiapick up reuters, support “Greater than any other”said Von der Leyen, in veiled response to Trump’s statements stating that the United States has contributed more funds than the European Union in these three years.
Within this support, the president of the European Commission has pointed out that The next disbursement of 3.5 billion euros For Ukraine he will arrive “in March” and has also advocated “accelerating the immediate supply of weapons and ammunition”, a task that will materialize “in the coming weeks.”
Ukraine also lives under the pressure of continuing to receive the support from the United States, led by a president who blamed Zelenski had started the war and called him “dictator”. All Whole Intra Negotia An agreement on rare earths (rich in minerals) that is close to getting. This transfer of land is the requirement raised by Trump to continue maintaining military support to Kyiv.
Sanctions to Russia
In these three years, the allied countries of Ukraine have been adding sanction after sanction to Russia, with the aim of economically pressing Putin. This same Monday The 27 have adopted the sixteenth sanctions package. This last package includes its individual sanctions with 48 people and 35 additional entities, which add to the almost 2,400 people and companies that are prohibited from entry into the EU And their assets are frozen in the Union, the greatest sanctions in the history of the block.
As for the commercial sector, the EU prohibits transactions with 11 ports and airports and withdraws from the Swift Payment System to 13 more banks, diplomatic sources have indicated. These new sanctions move away from a will for understanding, according to Kremlin, which says “not to see reasons to resume dialogue with Brussels.”
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Near the EU, far from NATO
Despite the repeated requests of Zelenski for entry into NATO, Ukraine has that goal, as it is a great red line for Russia, which has already warned the alliance that he abandons the promise he made to Ukraine in 2008 for his entrance . Even so, at the top of this Monday Zelenski has mentioned it again. The president of Ukraine has advocated steps in Ukrainian integration into the EU and NATO: Ukraine not only deserves integration into the EU, but also the guarantees that NATO gives, “he defended. Even this weekend has offered to resign If your country enters NATO and war ends.
Its entrance to the EU is a more feasible point, and for this it has the support of the 27, which they have repeatedly expressed in these three years, although there is no fixed date for it.
Source: Lasexta
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