A year on from the Russian invasion: How Ukraine endured

A year on from Russia’s invasion, the country and its government have not just survived. They’ve fought back

Damaged kiosks seen after deadly Russian shelling that hit a bus station in Kherson, Ukraine, on Tuesday. Picture: AP Photo/Nina Lyashonok

A year after Russian troops poured over the Ukrainian border and reached the gates of the capital Kyiv in a full-scale invasion Moscow hoped would bring swift victory, one of the most striking aspects of the war so far is that Ukraine has survived.

As the shock of the most deadly conflict in Europe since the Second World War wears off, Ukrainians’ defiance is sometimes taken for granted.