Countries and their cities before and after the start of the war

Dmytro Kotsiubailo, nicknamed "Da Vinci", was a Ukrainian soldier, the first volunteer to be awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine during his lifetime. From the age of 18, he defended our land from the Russian occupiers.

The occupants filmed the prisoner on video. For the phrase "Glory to Ukraine", unarmed captive Aleksandr Matsiyevskyy was shot at point-blank range.

The town of Marinka near Donetsk has been holding back the onslaught of Russian occupiers since 2014. Russian troops wiped the town off the face of the earth.

A Russian strike on a five-storey building in Zaporizhzhya killed 13 people, including an 8-month-old baby, and almost completely destroyed the house. The strike was carried out by a S-300 missile.

Solidarity actions with Ukraine are taking place around the world to mark the first anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion. Ukraine continues its fight against the Russian occupier.

Russian assassins hit a public transport stop during massive shelling of Kherson on 21 February. At least six civilians are known to have died.
 

Biden's visit to Kiev shows how much the West's resolve to support Ukraine has grown. The US remains the guarantor of Europe's security.

On 21 February 2023, dictator Putin delivered his address, mostly related to the anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine. Briefly: no victories in the so-called "military operation", Putin's whining and empty threats are. 

He took part in the defence of Mariupol and was captured by the Russians in May. He was released six months later, but exhaustion from Russian captivity eventually led to his death. 

For almost a year now, Ukraine has been resisting Russia's full-scale invasion. Many athletes have not stayed away from the war, taking up arms to defend independence.
 

Unfortunately, war does not pass without losses. Among celebrities there are also many who tragically died defending their country from Russian invaders.

The city of Mariupol is occupied by Russian troops. The situation in the city after a year of occupation is critical, but the Russians continue to "dance on the bones". 

On 5 February 2023, Russian troops launched a missile attack on the central district of Kharkiv. They targeted a residential area and a university.

Russian terrorism is unstoppable. Eight civilians are known to have been wounded and two killed after Russian occupants hit a house in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Region.

The town of Avdiivka is under full Ukrainian control. Every day, Russian occupants are shelling and terrorising the town's civilians.
 

Bogorodichne, a village in Donetsk Region in eastern Ukraine, was attacked by Russian forces in June and came under occupation in August. In September, Ukrainian forces liberated the village. 

Russian occupants terrorize the civilian population of Kherson every day with mortar attacks. It is not military targets that are hit by Russian mines, but hospitals, schools and other civilian infrastructure.

Ukrainian mixed martial arts fighter Eduard Kostritsa died fighting Russian occupants near Bakhmut, Donetsk region. This was reported by the National MMA Federation of Ukraine.

Since the invasion began in February 2022, Russia has been fiercely shelling the city as it was an important strategic target. They managed to capture the city while killing tens of thousands of Ukrainians.

For more than 240 days from May 2014 until January 2015, Ukrainian troops at Donetsk Airport defended their native land from the Russian invasion. The pro-Russian forces completely destroyed the airport while suffering huge losses.