Irish Examiner view: A pivotal moment in history

The Ukraine war has entered its third year

A Ukrainian soldier fires a mortar at Russian positions on the front line near Bakhmut, Ukraine, Picture: Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo

The Ukraine war entered its third year this week. Or tenth year, if you set the start date with the annexation of Crimea.

The anniversary was hallmarked by the murder of one of the few remaining voices of internal opposition to Vladimir Putin.