Two years on from Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine is still fighting a grim battle of survival. That the forces of Kyiv have managed to keep going, taking the battle to the enemy for two solid years of combat, would have been a surprise to most commentators at the beginning of 2022.
But it is still a desperate struggle. Russia has about 470,000 military personnel in the fight in Ukraine — though losses run to more than 310,000. There is a sense that Ukraine’s forces are on the back foot.
