In reality, the war began in 2014, when Putin seized Crimea and Russian proxies grabbed part of eastern Ukraine. Zelensky had not even entered politics by then. Putin then ordered Russia's full-scale invasion eight years later, after months of meticulous co-ordination and denials of any such plan.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine four years ago launched Europe's biggest conflict since World War II, causing immense suffering for civilians and harrowing ordeals for soldiers while rewriting the post-Cold War security order. The fighting enters its fifth ...

Most people don’t even realize Ukraine was already at war in 2014, and that Russia had a window where a full invasion could’ve been far easier than 2022. We break down what was happening on the ground, why the situation moved too fast for a clean plan ...

Marc Champion is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering Europe, Russia and the Middle East. He was previously Istanbul bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal. Four years after Russia invaded Ukraine with its full might, how has the war changed its ...

Watch FRONTLINE’s documentaries examining the conflict’s evolution, Vladimir Putin’s grievances with the West and crackdown on dissent at home, and the human toll of war. People and children stand on the street near destroyed private houses after a ...

Four years ago, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, resulting in the largest armed conflict in Europe since World War II. Initially conceived as a rapid operation to overthrow Kyiv, the conflict has evolved into a prolonged, high-intensity ...