the story of 100 days of clashes

In the same place as 100 days ago, in front of the presidential administration in kyiv. Surrounded by his team, President Zelenski praises the resistance of his people in a video posted on Instagram: “Ukrainian armed forces are here. But more importantly, our people are here. We have defended Ukraine for 100 days. Victory will be ours, glory to Ukraine”. It all starts on February 24, in the middle of the night. Vladimir Putin announces the start of an offensive like no other in Europe since the Second World War. Nearly 160,000 Russian soldiers enter Ukrainian territory and attack on several fronts. To the east, by Russia, to the south by Crimea, annexed since 2014 by the Russians, and around kyiv from Belarus. Moscow hopes to quickly return to the capital but the failures accumulate. The Ukrainian forces manage to repel the Russian army.

On March 28, Irpin, a town near kyiv was taken over by the Ukrainians. This is the first major setback for the Russians. Moscow then announced to refocus on the Donbass. In early April, Russian forces withdrew from kyiv. Only a few kilometers from the capital, the bodies of dozens of civilians killed were discovered in the town of Boutcha. Fierce fighting has since been engaged in the rest of the country. On May 20, after three months of siege, notably in the Azovstal factory, Mariupol finally fell. kyiv orders its soldiers to stop fighting and Moscow announces that it has taken control of the city. The Russian army is gradually gaining ground, as far as the key city of Severodonetsk, which it largely controls today. In 100 days of war in Ukraine, 20% of the territory has been conquered by the Russian army and already tens of thousands of dead have been counted.