What does Ukraine say? Ukraine, on the other hand, is looking for victory and the restoration of Russian-occupied Ukrainian land — including Crimea, annexed in 2014 — to Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Russia’s justification for war is “similar to a joke”.
How much has the war cost?
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How many civilian deaths and casualties have there been in Ukraine?
More than 10,000 Ukrainian civilians have been reported killed and nearly 20,000 injured.
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What about the number of military casualties?
That depends on who you ask. The figures for deaths and injuries within the Ukrainian military differ significantly.
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On the Russian military side, the US has estimated that around 315,000 soldiers have been killed or wounded according to a declassified intelligence report. Russia has not commented on these figures.
How many people have been displaced from Ukraine?
Where have the more than 6 million refugees gone?
Figures from the UN refugee agency UNHCR show more than a million refugees are in Germany, while Poland has more than 950,000 and the Czech Republic 381,000.