‘Our kids growing up without heat & stable schooling, displaced from their homes…will never forget’

Oleksandr Polishchuk
Feb 23, 2026 | 21:08 IST

On war’s 4th anniversary, Ukrainian envoy says Russia’s actions have embittered hearts for generations



History has seen wars that lasted centuries. They differed in scale and character, but their cause was the same: irreconcilable positions, and one side choosing force to impose its political aims. For more than a thousand years, Ukraine endured repeated invasions – in the 11th, 16th, 17th and 19th centuries – from its northern neighbour Russia. The objective: subjugation and erasure of Ukrainians as a nation.
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