SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING – For Ukraine, the primary anniversary of Russia’s invasion provided causes for hope. The nation had thwarted the preliminary assault on Kyiv, routed Russian forces in Kharkiv and Kherson, inflicted staggering ranges of Russian casualties and made a worldwide hero of the comedian-turned-president Volodymyr Zelensky. The braveness and prowess of the Ukrainians, together with Russia’s brutality, had achieved the reverse of what Vladimir Putin had supposed: NATO was galvanized, and Ukraine received an enormous outlay of economic and navy assist. One yr in the past, a Ukrainian counteroffensive loomed, and a few Western officers and analysts steered Putin and his “particular navy operation” had been on the ropes.
On February 24, 2023, Zelensky marked the anniversary with a vow: “We all know that 2023 would be the yr of our victory!”
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