March 24 will mark one month since Russia invaded Ukraine, sparking the first war in Europe since 1945.
Since then, thousands of Russian soldiers have been killed, millions of refugees have fled over the border and once-thriving cities have been razed to the ground by indiscriminate shelling.
However, if it was a quick win Vladimir Putin wanted - and it's widely believed the Russian president did not expect the Ukrainian forces to put up such a formidable fight - then the tyrant will have been bitterly disappointed.
