New sanctions, protests mark one year since Russia invaded Ukraine |

On a one-year anniversary since Russia invaded Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to push for victory.

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One year ago today, Russian tanks first rolled into Ukraine, leveling buildings and destroying homes within miles of Kyiv and prompting a heroic defense that has transformed the war into to a deadly slog with no end in sight.

A Ukraine offensive took back some occupied territory. Now Russia has cranked up an offensive in its efforts to claim Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region. Ukraine is expected to ignite its own offensive once modern tanks promised by the West become available.

Tens of thousands are dead on both sides, although formal totals have never been made public, and millions of Ukrainian refugees have flooded into Europe, which remains resolute in its support for the war-torn country, as has the United States.

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