after a year of deadly fighting, a look back at the key events of the conflict

357 days ago Russia invaded Ukraine and its 43 million people. The lives of Ukrainians are forever turned upside down. The invasion order was issued from the Kremlin. “I made the decision for a special military operation”, said Vladimir Putin. On the first day of war, millions of Ukrainians fled. In kyiv, the resistance is organized. “I’m here. We’re not going to lower our arms”asserted Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine. In the suburbs of their capital, the Ukrainians hold.

Nearly 300,000 dead

Against all expectations, the Russian army retreated. Moscow troops abandon a city whose name will go around the world: Butcha. At the end of March, the war is concentrated in the East. Fighting ignites second-placed Kharkiv city ​​of the country or Mariupol. During the summer, the central Zaporizhia is caught in the crossfire of the artillery. The world fears the nuclear accident. Opposite, the Westerners increase the deliveries of materials, in particular France. In the fall, the Ukrainian army counter-attacks and retakes certain towns, such as Kherson which is released. After 357 days of war, there are already nearly 300,000 dead.