
nzherald.co.nz · Feb 24, 2026 · Collected from GDELT
Published: 20260224T040000Z
AFP24 Feb, 2026 03:22 AM8 mins to readA Ukrainian Honour Guard stands as a symbolic illumination entitled 'Rays of Memory' is projected over the graves of Ukrainian soldiers who died in the war with Russia, at Lychakiv Military Cemetery in Lviv today ahead of the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Photo / Yuriy Dyachyshyn, AFPThe war in Ukraine, sparked by the Russian invasion in 2022, is now entering its fifth year. Here are five markers in Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War II. The four years of war have left tens or hundreds of thousands dead and pushed millions of refugees to flee TOP