Vladimir Putin 's military has been advancing at a snail's pace since the illegal invasion of Ukraine last month.
Immediately on February 24, the invasion has received international condemnation as the world rallies behind the Ukrainian people and President Volodymyr Zelensky as they continue their fierce resistance.
Putin has refused to call his invasion what it is - a war. Instead, he only refers to it as a "special military operation" to "de-Nazify" Ukraine. He had hoped it would last just three days.
