The past year has been almost entirely dominated by the seismic repercussions of Russian President Vladimir Putins choice to get into Ukraine on Feb.
24 in a major attack that he believed would see his soldiers quickly take Kyiv.
Obviously, the intrusion didnt go as Putin had actually planned.
From the unforeseen ferocity of Ukrainian resistance, Western products of modern weapons and equipment to Kyiv and consentaneous European support for financial sanctions on Moscow, the fallout from the war for Russia has been significant.
At the exact same time, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has actually changed from political neophyte to inspiring wartime leader.
As the greatest conflict in Europe given that World War II grinds on, we look back at some of the events that shaped 2022 in Russia and Ukraine.