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Where Ukraine and Russia Stand as War Enters Fifth Year
Peace talks have stalled over territorial and political demands while civilian deaths rose 30% to 2,514 in 2025, the deadliest year since the invasion began.
- On Feb. 24, 2026, Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters its fifth year, with last week's U.S.-brokered peace talks in Switzerland producing no breakthroughs.
- Control of territory has become the central sticking point, as Russian President Vladimir Putin demands withdrawals from parts of Donbas and political concessions Kyiv rejects.
- The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine found last year was deadliest, reporting 2,514 civilians killed, more than 12,000 injured, and over 650 incidents hitting residential buildings, hospitals, and energy substations.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appealed for international support and a ceasefire along current frontlines, personally addressing U.S. leaders as U.S. President Donald Trump calls for an end to the war.
- The eastern front now stretches more than 700 miles, and documentaries show thousands of Ukrainian children taken to Russian-controlled areas, raising political questions amid Russia's internal strains like the June 23, 2023 Wagner mutiny.
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Total News Sources19
Leaning Left8Leaning Right3Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution62% Left
Bias Distribution
- 62% of the sources lean Left
62% Left
L 62%
15%
R 23%
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