Two years ago tomorrow, it started. Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, raining down death and destruction on a neighbouring democratic country that had dared to defy the Kremlin.
On 24 February 2022, Russian troops poured into Ukraine from Belarus and Russia. They moved on the capital Kyiv but were pushed back after a heroic resistance by Ukrainian forces and civilians.
The Americans and the British had warned it was coming, but too many European states would not believe it. Even Ukraine’s President had been reluctant to believe Putin would really move. When it happened, Zelensky stayed, his bravery inspiring a people to fight against an enemy committing war crimes.
