Ukraine 3 years after the Russian invasion – how the country changed

Three years have been completed by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. All these years the country has lost land, managed to recover other thanks to the military assistance of its western allies, millions of citizens were uprooted and thousands of civilians were killed or injured.

CNN presents 4 graphs which show how Ukraine changed in these three years of war.

Ukraine has lost 11% of its land since 2022

At the beginning of the war, Ukraine kept its troops back from its capital, Kiev, and later secured victories in sections in northeast Harcovo and southern Hersona. But he also suffered major casualties in the eastern parts of Donetsk and Bachmut.

Since the invasion of 2022, Ukraine has lost control of about 11% of its land, according to CNN’s data analysis by the Institute for the Study of War. Construction of the land already lost by Russia and those supported by Its Russia separatists since the start of the conflict in 2014, the total land lost by Ukraine from Russia since 2014 is about 18%, According to CNN calculations.

In 2014, the Russian forces illegally annexed Crimea from Ukraine. Later in the same year, Russia -backed separatists took control of parts of the Donbas region, profits that have remained in the hands of Russia to date.

When Russia began its complete invasion on February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin waited to occupy the whole of Ukraine in a few days, according to the War Study Institute. On the contrary, what happened was three years of intense battles, thanks to Ukraine’s counterattacks armed with doses of help coming from its western allies.

The threat to Ukraine’s greatest source of help

The United States constitute Ukraine’s largest funderIn 2022 in 2022, about $ 95 billion in military, humanitarian and financial aid, however, which is now in danger of being under the Trump government.

Following is an overview of where the money came from for Ukraine’s war efforts:

Trump, who promised to finish the war in Ukraine quickly, was critical of sending US funds to Ukraine throughout his campaign in 2024. The US recently suggested that the United In return, something rejected by Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski.

“I told them I want the equivalent, like $ 500 billion, and they have actually agreed to do so, so at least we don’t feel stupid. Otherwise we are stupid. I told them, something we have to take. We can’t keep paying this money, “Trump told Fox News earlier this month.

Ukraine has already been affected by the recent Suspension of USAID activity. The freezing of funding has led Ukrainian NGOs and charities to cut cuts, including dismissal of staff and temporary terminating the help lines for suicide and detecting HIV. For the last three years, Ukraine has been USAID’s largest recipient of funds.

Millions of Ukrainians have been displaced

Millions of Ukrainians have left their homes, either by resorting to other parts of Ukraine or other countries since Russia has invaded Ukraine.

A little more than 6.3 million Ukrainian refugees live in Europe, including about 1.2 million in Germany, nearly 1 million in Poland and 390,000 in the Czech Republic by the end of 2024, according to data from the UN Department for Refugees.

The Russian Federation lived 1.2 million Ukrainian refugees, according to the latest UN estimate since June 2024.

According to the figures, at the end of 2024, it is estimated that there were 3.7 million internal displaced in Ukraine (orange), while another 6.9 million Ukrainians were seeking refuge and asylum outside the country (purple color).

Thousands of citizens have died

More than 40,000 civilians killed or injured in Ukraine During the conflict, with many of the deaths caused by explosives, according to the UN Human Rights Office.

At least half of the dead (6.203) were adult men and the 669 were children.