500 Days of Nezlamnosti against Russia’s full scale war in Ukraine in numbers from media sources

July 8, 2023

500 days ago, russia initiated a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which continues to this day. In this media review I will include numbers shared by various media sources to highlight the scale of russia’s terror.

TCH Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Hanna Malyar named 10 unique facts about the Ukrainian War of Liberation. 5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ days

Defense forces of Ukraine: an army of fearless phenomena and unprecedented paradoxes

❗️10 unique facts about our liberation war:

1️⃣500 days + 8 years of real combat experience: no modern army in the world has been involved in a war of such high intensity. The war unleashed by russia in Ukraine has become the largest conflict in Europe since World War II.

2️⃣This war can be safely considered “the first drone war”. The saturation of combat units of the Armed Forces with unmanned aerial vehicles has no analogues in the world. Unmanned aerial, ground and water vehicles are integrated into every stage of combat operations. We were the first in the world to widely use shock quadcopters and FPV drones.

3️⃣Air defense of Ukraine for the first time in the world has combined and effectively uses the latest Western and Soviet systems, fighter aircraft and mobile groups with MANPADS.

4️⃣The offensive actions of the Armed Forces refuted one of the fundamental postulates of military science about the need for a numerical (3-5 times) superiority in manpower and weapons during the offensive. The Ukrainian army advances and liberates the land in conditions of complete superiority of the enemy – both in weapons and in the number of personnel.

5️⃣5000 women on the line of fire from more than 42 thousand women in the Armed Forces.

6️⃣created a unique system of providing assistance to the wounded, which does not exist anywhere in the world – the Unified Medical Space. It is an association of military and civilian medical institutions and a specially developed logistics system that covers the entire territory of the state and uses all types of transport. The result – up to 82% of wounded Ukrainian soldiers return to service after recovery.

▪️80% of the wounded receive proper care during the so-called golden hour.

▪️The death rate of military personnel at the stage of evacuation has decreased as much as possible.

7️⃣Professional and careful planning of offensive operations by our command results in a unique fact – the attacking side suffers much smaller losses than the one on the defensive.

8️⃣The Ukrainian military shot down the hypersonic Russian Kinzhal missile for the first time. The enemy target was destroyed with the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system.

9️⃣ “Infantry wins battles, logistics wins wars” – John Pershing, US Army General during the First World War.
Our front, despite the huge length and the increase of the army by hundreds of thousands of people, is steadily replenished with food, fuel, equipment, weapons and ammunition. Logistics is competently optimized taking into account the threat of air and missile strikes.

🔟 “Digital weapon”. During the 500 days of the war, IT solutions were implemented to manage the battle, the operation and their comprehensive support:

▪️ combat control system of the “Nettle” tactical link

▪️Delta situational awareness platform

▪️NATO logistic operations support service “LOGFAS”

▪️ project “Eyes”.

More data from Hanna Malyar shared by Suspilne

❗️5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ days of large-scale war ❗️

4️⃣9️⃣7️⃣ days ago, we destroyed the expectations of “Kyiv in three days” and the myth of “the second army of the world”.

4️⃣6️⃣2️⃣ days ago we liberated Kyiv region and the north of Ukraine, the Russian mass media for the first time talked about our retreat as a “gesture of goodwill”.

4️⃣5️⃣1️⃣ the day we sent the cruiser “Moscow” to the bottom.

3️⃣8️⃣0️⃣ days ago – received the first Himars from the allies.

3️⃣7️⃣3️⃣ days after the liberation of Zmiiny Island.

3️⃣0️⃣5️⃣ days ago they launched a counteroffensive in Kharkiv region. An unprecedentedly fast offensive with a cascading collapse of the Russian defense, which shocked the whole world.

2️⃣7️⃣3️⃣days after they struck the first blow on the Crimean bridge to break the logistics of the Russians.

2️⃣3️⃣9️⃣ days ago, they returned our Kherson.

1️⃣1️⃣3️⃣ days ago, they obtained an arrest warrant for Putin in The Hague.

8️⃣0️⃣ days since we received powerful air defense equipment from our partners – the Patriot system.

6️⃣5️⃣ days since the Russian “supersonic” Kinzhal missile was shot down for the first time.

📍It is at this moment that our soldiers are liberating the occupied lands in the east and south in heavy battles.

⏱️Very soon – we will start pilot training on the F-16.

🇺🇦 Victory ahead.

Myroslav Liskovytch offers chronological reflections on the russia’s war shared by Ukrinform 500 days of the Great War: Ukraine and the world have built up their muscles, and Russia has weakened
Blood, sweat, tears, indomitable spirit and modern western weaponry. In 500 days, a new Ukrainian army was born – one of the strongest in the world
In 500 days – from 4 in the morning on February 24 – Ukraine changed radically, it withstood and did not fall apart, failed the Russian plans, proved to the whole civilized world that we are a truly mature nation, united and courageous, with a strong will to resistance and victory, and not some “failed state”, as some called and represented us.

500 days of Ukraine’s incredible resistance woke up the Western communities, opened their eyes, in particular the EU and NATO, to what Russia and its vaunted “second army” really are, helped to finally gain self-confidence and that the Russian Federation should not be persuaded, but hard to put in place.

In 500 days, the Armed Forces of Ukraine conducted a number of successful operations: they forced the Russians to flee from the north, released Fr. Zmiiny, Kharkiv region and the right bank of Kherson region. And also – they sunk the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, helped “cotton” to bloom in the occupied Crimea, hit the Kerch bridge, airfields and ammunition depots far in the depths of the enemy… All this became a shock for the Russian Federation, a cold shower on a red-hot head. Katyusha – well deserved!

500 days of war… Let’s try to analyze what Ukraine, the world and Russia were and what they have become in these more than 16 months – in military, political-diplomatic and sanctions-restrictive terms.

But first…

FROM INFANTRY WEAPONS TO MODERN AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AND TANKS: HOW DID THE ZSU MEET THE ENEMY IN THE FIRST DAYS OF THE WAR AND WHAT WEAPONS WILL DESTROY THEM ON THE 500TH DAY?

February-March 2022

Until February 24, the US and its NATO allies mostly predicted that the Ukrainians would be resisted, but partisan. Javelin and NLAW anti-tank systems began to be delivered to us only in January. These systems are for “war from ambushes”.

“American and British ATGMs played an important role in stopping the columns of enemy armored vehicles on the approaches to our cities, destroying them by the dozens and hundreds. This was an important factor,” says Oleksandr Kovalenko, a military observer of the “Information Resistance” group.
Stinger air defense system
But a much more important role was played by the portable Stinger air defense systems, which were transferred to us not by the USA, but by Latvia and Lithuania.

We will remind that one of the main problems faced by the Armed Forces in the first days of the war was massive air attacks of the aggressor. Dozens of enemy helicopters and airplanes were maneuvering in the sky of Kyiv region. This posed a colossal threat to the capital, which at that time did not yet have sufficient air defense.

At the beginning of April, a total of about 1,500 MANPADS were delivered to Ukraine. This changed the situation in the sky — Russia was suffering insane losses in aviation. After all, most of the losses of the Russian aviation occurred in March, when the enemy had not yet had time to adapt to the unexpected conditions of the war. In the following months, enemy aircraft will mostly operate without crossing the front lines.

April-May 2022

Seeing that Ukraine stood up even under the pressure of its voters, Western politicians had to make new decisions. At first, these decisions were hindered as much as possible by Russian lobbyists. For example, through special IPsO, theses were promoted that in Ukraine, they say, there is terrible corruption, everything will be stolen, nothing will reach the front, that our military does not know how to use it, will not be able to serve it. And in general — Ukraine will still lose, so we have to think about our economies.

Here it is worth emphasizing the powerful work of our diplomacy, which, supported by the victories of the Armed Forces, did destroy this wall of bureaucracy.

Not achieving success on the fronts, the Russian Federation increasingly began to use terror, destroying cities and launching rocket attacks on civilian objects. Ukraine desperately asked the West to close the sky. But the partners’ answer was always the same: “We can’t, it will provoke Putin to escalate.”

The first breakthrough: we managed to obtain from Slovakia the Soviet S-300 air defense systems, as well as a certain number of spare parts necessary for the restoration of MiG-29 aircraft.

S-300 anti-aircraft complex

And this help had a significant impact on the war.

If at the beginning of the invasion reports of downing of Russian missiles were isolated, then in the following months they began to appear more and more often. The Armed Forces began to destroy about half of the missiles launched in Ukraine.

The fighting moved to the east, where artillery duels broke out. There were much more corresponding systems in Russia: in some places the ratio could be 10/1 or even 20/1 in favor of the enemy

CAESAR self-propelled gun

At the end of April, the first meeting on the defense of Ukraine took place — the Ramstein format. The key topic is artillery assistance to the Armed Forces. It was decided: the USA, Canada and Australia will jointly supply 100 M777 howitzers of NATO caliber 155 mm (90 of them – the States). And this somewhat stabilized the situation.

Howitzers M777 opened the door for other, more modern long-range systems of the NATO model, such as self-propelled guns CAESAR, Panzerhaubitze 2000, Zuzana, DANA, M109, Krab.

June-July 2022

Large deliveries of NATO armored vehicles took place in June. Five countries immediately began supplying Ukraine with M113 armored personnel carriers (a total of more than 300 units). Dozens of Soviet-made BMPs were also supplied to Ukraine from Eastern Europe. Great help was provided by Australia (60 Bushmaster armored vehicles).

An important element of strengthening the Ukrainian army was the transfer of Harpoon anti-ship systems.

“When we only had Neptune in our arsenal, Ukraine did not have the opportunity to boldly use this complex.” After all, there was a very high risk that, when he was spotted in an open space or on combat duty, he would be destroyed by Russian aviation,” Oleksandr Kovalenko emphasizes.

Harpoon anti-ship missiles

And if the enemy destroyed “Neptune”, then the gates to Odeshchyna would be open for him. And then — the landing of the landing party.

“It was “Neptune” that restrained the enemy from such intentions. Because the destruction of an amphibious ship, and not just one, would be a serious blow not only to the reputation, but also to the members of the Russian marines in general,” says a military observer of the “Information Resistance” group.

Simply put, a couple of shots from “Neptune” would immediately send several hundred Rashists to the “concert in Kobzon”.

“After Ukraine received the Harpoon, it began to use the Neptune more boldly. And it was this domestic complex that ultimately destroyed the Moscow cruiser. Harpoon missiles sunk the tugboat “Vasyl Beh”, which was supplying the garrison on Zmiino. As a result, the Russian Federation had to give up plans to capture Odesa,” Mr. Kovalenko emphasized.

Another important nomenclature during this period is the British Alvis Stormer short-range air defense system, which, long before the deliveries of the MIM-23 HAWK, Crotale, Iris-T, NASAMS, significantly strengthened the capabilities of the Armed Forces.

But the most significant event of the summer is considered to be the transfer of HIMARS and M270 rocket launcher systems to Ukraine.

RSZV HIMARS

Our command has constantly stressed that Ukraine critically needs systems capable of hitting targets behind enemy lines, because almost the entire supply of long-range missiles of the Smerch, Vilkha, and Tochka-U systems has been exhausted.

Ukraine received the first MLRS at the end of June. And it was this weapon that became decisive in July. Dozens and possibly hundreds of ammunition depots, military bases and command posts have been destroyed and continue to be destroyed. Ukraine gained a significant advantage at a distance of 40–80 km from the front line, where Russia no longer has a significant advantage in the number of systems. And the most important thing is that Russian MLRS cannot be compared with Western models in terms of accuracy and efficiency. By the way, the fact that the Russians have not yet been able to destroy any of these MLRS also speaks volumes.

August-September 2022

In early August, the Armed Forces received the first NATO AGM-88 HARM air-to-air missiles capable of detecting and hitting enemy air defense systems at a long distance. Today, these missiles are used by the MiG-29 and Su-27 fighters of the Air Force of Ukraine to strike the objects of the occupiers.

“There were many doubts that this missile weapon could be integrated into Soviet fighter jets at all. But, as we can see, it is possible. This is quite a significant step in strengthening our capabilities. We are capable of hitting the enemy already at the expense of air-based missile weapons,” the expert emphasized.

The Air Force of Ukraine adapted the MiG-29 to launch the AGM-88 HARM

In mid-September, the Strategic Communications Department of the Armed Forces reported that the Ukrainian military shot down the Iranian “Shahid” for the first time. Since then, kamikaze drone attacks on civilian and energy infrastructure have intensified. Ukraine once again began to raise the issue of “sky protection”. But this time we were heard. Finally.

October 2022 and until now

In mid-October, the first Rubicon was crossed: Germany transferred IRIS-T air defense systems to Ukraine. After that, the USA took up the task of strengthening the Ukrainian air defense system by transferring the air defense system to NASAMS. Corresponding complexes were also provided by Spain and France — the Hawk and Crotale NG air defense systems. And NATO handed over dozens of drone jamming stations. In general, as of the end of 2022, domestic air defense, in addition to the above-mentioned systems, consisted of: Western weapons complexes, such as Stormer, ZSU Gepard, MANPADS Stinger, Starstreak, Mistral, as well as Soviet – S-300, “Buk”, S- 125, “Tor”, “Osa”, “Strila-10”, “Tunguska”, “Shilka”, etc. A few months later – in April 2023 – the first Patriot air defense/anti-missile systems arrived in Ukraine, which, having just entered combat duty, immediately destroyed the Russian X-47 Dagger ballistic “super weapon”. And in May, Ukraine received the Italian-French SAMP/T complexes.

Air defense/PRO Patriot

During 2023, Western partners crossed the second rubicon: Ukraine began to receive modern tanks – German Leopard 1 and Leopard 2, British Challenger 2, American Abrams (in the process of receiving). In general, several hundred units of this heavily armored vehicle are expected.

Great Britain gave us Storm Shadow long-range missiles (the option for American ATACMS is still open). And also – the favorable decision of the USA regarding cluster munitions.

The third Rubicon is the transfer (probably in the fall of this year) to Ukraine of F-16 fighters. Preparations for the start of training for Ukrainian pilots are currently underway.

Challenger 2

Of course, you can list many more things. For example, mention the regular transfer of ammunition, light and heavy armored vehicles, UAVs, helicopters, small arms and other weapons, radars, ammunition, etc. However, we did not set ourselves such a task. The main thing is to show the dynamics of 500 days. And, as we can see, it is quite positive for us.

UKRAINE AND THE WORLD: WHAT THEY WERE IN FEBRUARY 2022 AND WHAT THEY BECAME IN JULY 2023

“Not radically, but the world did change in 500 days. If back in January-February of last year, some European leaders thought they could find the “key” to Putin’s heart (they regularly talked to him on the phone, visited him in the Kremlin, enduring constant humiliation), now, except for Orban, no one has does not Even American leaders used to entertain themselves with illusions that “it is possible to come to an agreement with the Russians.” Now, none of the serious US politicians is publicly discussing such an option. Apart from Trump’s truth,” diplomat Vadym Tryukhan comments to Ukrinform.

Well, everything has been clear with Trump for a long time. He even tried to agree on something with the North Korean dictator. It’s just a pity that I didn’t make the right conclusions for myself after the shame I got as a result.

Shortly before the invasion, Russia issued an ultimatum to the civilized world: they say, take the “manatkas”, let NATO withdraw beyond the 1997 border. During these 500 days, NATO’s direct border with Russia at the expense of Finland increased by 1,000 kilometers, the question of joining the Alliance moved to a very specific plane, with the accession of Sweden, the Baltic Sea will become an “internal lake” of NATO.

Finally, did they say something about the “denazification of Ukraine”? One of the main consequences of these 500 days was that there was not a single corner of the global world that did not know about Ukraine and its heroic struggle for freedom. And in the absolute majority of cases, it is not just knowledge, but also sympathy and support.

During these 500 days, NATO’s immediate border with Russia increased by hundreds of kilometers
During these 500 days, NATO’s immediate border with Russia increased by hundreds of kilometers
“At the same time, there is still a certain way to go before radical changes are made. If the majority of our partners from the Free World have already matured to understand that Ukraine can not only resist the Russian invaders, but also defeat them, then they are still not ready to accept realities such as “the victory of Ukraine is the defeat of Russia” , – added Mr. Tryukhan.

If we talk about specific areas, then such decisions should be noted in the vast majority of Western countries and the leading countries of the global south.

Military dimension

“During the 500 days of the Great War, spending on the security and defense sectors in the world increased significantly. In addition, those states that have been purchasing weapons from the Russian Federation for decades, such as India, are terminating tens of billions of dollars worth of contracts with it. And also – the presence of NATO in the states of the eastern flank has increased, and some states have begun to publicly express proposals for the placement of nuclear weapons on their own territory,” says Vadym Tryukhan.

Ukraine has also changed militarily…

“For 500 days of the Great War, it is possible to say without exaggeration that the Ukrainian army of the 24.02.22 and 07.08.23 are two different armies. This is the army that did the incredible and stopped the aggressor, but at the cost of huge blood and losses. And today we see an army that truly demonstrates the highest possible quality of this very complex work of the military, which shows that it works according to the models of modern Western armies, that it knows how to learn quickly, that it can and will win,” commented the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine in 2007-2009 Volodymyr Ogryzko.

These 500 days, the diplomat emphasizes, gave birth to a new Ukrainian army, which, in addition to the spirit of indomitability, now also has fantastic skills to fight with smaller forces against a superior enemy.

“Today it is one of the strongest armies, and not only in Europe,” he emphasized.

Military expert Oleksandr Kovalenko recalls that at the very beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, Ukraine did not have a sufficient amount of modern equipment and weapons to establish at least some parity.

“Russia had many times more equipment of any type, many times more tanks. At the beginning of the invasion, it had approximately 3,200 tanks in total, while Ukraine had approximately 900 tanks. The same in terms of the number of BBM. There were ten times more medium and light armored vehicles in the Russian Federation. I’m already silent about aviation, various types of missile weapons, etc.,” the columnist of the “Information Resistance” group lists.

Today, the ZSU is one of the strongest armies, and not only in Europe
Today, the ZSU is one of the strongest armies, and not only in Europe
According to him, in the first days of the Great War, the world looked at Ukraine as a victim with no chance of victory.

“One of the reasons for such views is an unprofessional analysis based solely on dry statistics regarding the number of forces and means, the number of troops. However, for some reason, other points were not analyzed, a deep analysis of motivation, training and other factors that influenced, for example, the successful holding of defensive positions by the Armed Forces at a time when the Russians did not demonstrate any global advantage in the offensive, was not carried out,” the military expert emphasizes.

In the first days of the war, the world was not active enough, and often silently looked at the clock, thinking about what would happen to Ukraine in 48 hours, 72 hours, a week…

“The same Germany delayed the supply of offensive weapons to Ukraine for a very long time. At the same time, some other countries moved more boldly, such as Poland, the Baltic countries, and so on. But even France, which became a “pioneer” in transferring to Ukraine the first Western 155-caliber self-propelled gun – the Caesar installation – was more daring than Germany, Mr. Kovalenko reminds. – Only after the first serious successes of the Armed Forces at the international level did they finally see how weak and overestimated the Russian army was. All this demonstrates how the perception changed, how our partners initially expected, then took very hesitant first steps, and now we see a completely different level of evaluation and support for Ukraine’s actions and Russia’s capabilities.”

Political and diplomatic dimension

Vadym Tryukhan believes that traditional unions have begun to fail. For example, within NATO, Hungary blocked the work of the Ukraine-NATO commission for a long time, and within the EU, it constantly blocks the provision of financial assistance to our country: “Within NATO, Turkey and the same Hungary block registration of membership in the Swedish Alliance. And there are many similar examples. Therefore, in recent months, small ad hoc coalitions began to form. For the purchase of weapons, for the development of new types of weapons, for the deepening of defense cooperation, etc.”

Another aspect, which, according to the diplomat, is worth noting is the change in the position of some previously neutral or even pro-Kremlin states during the adoption of joint documents within international organizations, including the UN.

“Actually, at present, Russia can count on stable support for its position only from its puppets and states that are considered pariah states by the international community,” emphasizes Mr. Tryukhan.

And this is Volodymyr Ogryzko: “Neither we nor the civilized world were ready for such a level of meanness that Russia demonstrated by launching a large-scale offensive. If we talk about what we have today, on the 500th day of the Great War, the conclusion is obvious: the attitude towards the Russian Federation has changed radically.”

In 500 days of war, Russia simply destroyed itself in the eyes of the civilized world
In 500 days of war, Russia simply destroyed itself in the eyes of the civilized world
Everyone saw that the Russian Federation is the personification of world evil, that the racist regime is not much different from the fascist one

“Everyone saw that the Russian Federation is a country that needs to be isolated and punished, that it is a country that needs to be imposed new and new sanctions in order to force it to end the war, and it is better, although this opinion is not widely supported in the West, to transform it into a number of state entities, which in the long run would be able to claim a more or less democratic charter. Unfortunately, this still does not exist. But everything starts with the first step. For example, the same British people are already thinking about it. And that’s good,” says Mr. Ogryzko.

Sanction measure

According to experts, there are serious gains in the matter of introducing restrictions against the Russian Federation. But Ukraine is rightly dissatisfied with the rate of introduction of these restrictions and their volume.

“What has changed in terms of sanctions, how far have we progressed in these 500 days? Unfortunately no. The West’s attempts to play with restrictions on the Russian Federation are very offensive to Ukraine. After all, if the Russian Federation continues to receive the necessary components for the means of extermination of Ukrainians from the West, then you can’t call it cynicism,” Volodymyr Ogryzko noted.

According to him, Ukraine should demand much tougher and more voluminous sanctions, demand such sanctions that will really affect the Russian Federation’s ability to continue the war.

“But money very often prevails over morals and values. Therefore, we see that not only distant Asian countries agree to cooperate with Russia, but also some European countries. And this shows that cynicism is still a serious factor in world politics,” Mr. Ogryzko emphasized.

Unfortunately, the Russian Federation continues to receive from the West the necessary components for the means of extermination of Ukrainians. Otherwise, you can’t call it cynicism
Unfortunately, the Russian Federation continues to receive from the West the necessary components for the means of extermination of Ukrainians. Otherwise, you can’t call it cynicism
Vadym Tryukhan adds: “When imposing sanctions against Russia, things are not always easy. The more serious the consequences of the introduction of certain restrictive measures, the stronger the resistance of those states that may also suffer to some extent. Budapest traditionally occupies the most destructive position in this regard. However, other European states regularly try to obtain certain exceptions for themselves. Therefore, during the 500 days of the great war, more than a dozen packages of sanctions have so far failed to cause critical damage to the Russian economy. Moreover, it has learned to circumvent sanctions by purchasing almost everything it needs through those states that have not joined the sanctions regimes, including Georgia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, the UAE, etc.

The confirmation of the above is the increase in the number of new cruise missiles that are produced by the Russians and are launched almost immediately, after the assembly line, on the peaceful cities of Ukraine.

“Because of this, the latest sanctions package is even dedicated to the fight against such circumventions,” the diplomat emphasized.

WHAT CAN WE SAY ABOUT OUR ENEMY: TO WHAT EXTENT DOES RUSSIA LOOK WEAKENED, AND ITS MILITARY LOOKS EXHAUSTED?

“As for Russia, it really has big problems today, which can be called in one word – “demilitarization”. The Russian Federation has demilitarized itself, it now has no opportunity at the expense of its military industrial complex to achieve any kind of compensation for the losses it suffered during the 500 days of the war, – says Oleksandr Kovalenko. – The Russian Federation now increasingly uses old T-54 and T-55 tanks, uses old artillery, mostly towed. The Russian Federation cannot fully increase the large-scale serial production of missile weapons and ammunition. The Russian Federation is forced to use as allies other countries from the club of exiles, for example, the same Iran, which today even begins to supply Russia with ammunition.

According to him, all this indicates that the Russian Federation is degrading militarily.

In addition, military and political factors speak of the weakness of the Russian Federation.

“In the international arena, Russia is already treated as an exile country, its diplomats are not believed, its statements aimed at discrediting Ukraine are not taken seriously. And in Russia today, there are practically no chances to convince someone of their rightness. It is put in the same row with such countries as North Korea, Iran, Syria, etc., – says Mr. Kovalenko.

Diplomat Vadym Tryukhan also believes that the Russian Federation has weakened: “Prygozhin’s so-called “march of justice”, during which two large cities in Russia – Rostov and Voronezh – were “captured” is a confirmation of that.”
Today, the Russian Federation has big problems, which can be called in one word – “demilitarization”
At the same time, the extent of the enemy’s weakening cannot be overestimated.

“Actually, there are still enough resources, both material and human, to drink a lot of blood. And not only from Ukraine. And the fact that the number of Russian missiles and Iranian missiles hitting civilian infrastructure in many regions of Ukraine has increased significantly recently shows only one thing: they are not ready to give up yet. Therefore, Ukraine will still have to convince the West of the need to provide us with powerful weapons in much larger quantities in order to break the backbone of racism,” Mr. Tryukhan stressed.

Finally, Volodymyr Ogryzko says that in 500 days of war, Russia simply destroyed itself in the eyes of the civilized world. With the exception, of course, of several odious regimes, which you will never prove anything to.

“If we look at how Russia was treated before February 24, 2022 and how it is treated now, we can definitely say that this is an obvious image collapse. No attempt to regain at least some reputation will fail. Russia has lowered itself below any waterline. Russia as a country capable of being recognized as a partner no longer exists. And thank God! Russia is the last under-empire on the modern political map of the world. And therefore it will definitely fall apart,” the diplomat summed up.

Myroslav Liskovich. Kyiv

Here is some of the information offered in English. Al Jazeera visualizes 500 days of war using the following data and offers insights:

The expanded war has resulted in significant consequences for millions of people:
- Around 6.3 million Ukrainians have been displaced and classified as refugees by the UNHCR.
- The UN’s human rights office reports that 9,083 civilians have lost their lives, although the actual number may be higher.
- An additional 15,779 civilians have been injured in the conflict.
- The exact number of military casualties is difficult to ascertain due to conflicting estimates and efforts to downplay losses.
- The Kyiv School of Economics estimates that the destruction caused by the war amounts to over $143 billion.
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