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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Graham Snowdon

Ukraine’s lonely road: inside the 23 February Guardian Weekly

The cover of the 23 February edition of the Guardian Weekly magazine.
The cover of the 23 February edition of the Guardian Weekly magazine. Illustration: Sergiy Maidukov/The Guardian

When a major conflict flares up in one part of the world – as with the Gaza crisis of late – a regrettable consequence can be that coverage and attention get diverted away from other equally significant global news hotspots.

That certainly feels the case with the Ukraine war in recent months, where the freezing winter has made battlefield gains extremely tough. But with the war’s second anniversary nearly upon us, the world’s focus is returning to the eastern frontline where the picture for Kyiv is decidedly mixed.

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