Subscribe here: [ Ссылка ] Today marks the 1000th day since Russia started its unprovoked and unjustified military aggression on Ukraine. That is 1000 days since Ukraine and its people have withstood Russia's illegal attacks, such as the ones we saw a few days ago targeting civilian infrastructure and electricity systems.
The European Commission stands firm in its commitment and solidarity with Ukraine. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the EU and its Member States have mobilised unprecedented economic, humanitarian, and military assistance to Ukraine and Ukrainians, totalling so far around €124 billion.
We have provided protection to 4 million people who fled the war, led international efforts to support Ukraine's sovereignty, security and reconstruction, as well as to hold Russia accountable. We have put in place a set of far-reaching sanctions against Russia and its leadership.
In a statement this morning, President von der Leyen said:
“Russia has to pay for one thousand days of crimes and destruction.
Today is a day of mourning, but also a day of promise. We promise to keep standing by your side, for as long as it takes.
Ukraine's future is in our Union. Your freedom is our freedom. And our Union is your home.”
November 19 marks 1,000 days since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, launching a conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people, decimated infrastructure, and upended global food and energy security.
YearIn a boost for the beleaguered country, US President Joe Biden gave the green light for US missiles to be used against targets deeper inside Russia, potentially limiting its options to launch attacks and supply the front.
Ukraine marked 1,000 days on Tuesday since Russia's full-scale invasion, with weary troops battling on numerous fronts, Kyiv besieged by frequent drone and missile strikes, and officials preparing for Donald Trump to reclaim the White House in January.
In a boost for the beleaguered country, US President Joe Biden gave the green light for US missiles to be used against targets deeper inside Russia, potentially limiting its options to launch attacks and supply the front.
But the dramatic shift in policy may be reversed when Trump returns to the White House in January, and military experts cautioned that it would not be enough on its own to change the course of the 33-month-old war.
Thousands of Ukrainian citizens have died, over 6 million live as refugees abroad and the population has fallen by a quarter since Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion by land, sea and air that began Europe's biggest conflict since World War Two.
Military losses have been catastrophic, although they remain closely guarded secrets. Public Western estimates based on intelligence reports vary widely, but most say hundreds of thousands have been killed or wounded on each side.
Tragedy has touched families in every corner of Ukraine, where military funerals are commonplace in major cities and far-flung villages, and people are exhausted by sleepless nights of air raid sirens and anguish.
Now the return of Trump, who has vowed to end the fighting quickly - without saying how - calls into question the future of US military aid and the united Western front against Putin, and raises the prospect of talks to end the war.
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The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission has verified the deaths of 11,743 Ukrainian civilians, though some Kyiv officials believe the number is much higher.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said last week that Ukraine must do its best to end the war next year through diplomatic means. But he has emphatically shut down any talk of a ceasefire before proper security guarantees are provided to Ukraine.
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