What has two years of war cost Ukraine and Russia?
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As of Feb. 24, it has been two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The military, human, and economic toll of the war has been immense.
While the front line has not moved dramatically in recent months, both sides are losing soldiers and weapons. Military casualties are shrouded in secrecy, but analysts put the death toll at more than 60,000 combined, and likely much higher. At least 10,000 civilians have been killed, according to United Nations figures, the bulk of those deaths in free and occupied Ukraine.
The war has delivered a devastating blow to Ukraineβs infrastructure and economy. Russia has shown remarkable resilience despite punitive sanctions.
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