Mariupol, Donbass, the AFU counteroffensive, negotiations and sanctions. What will decide the fate of the war

So, a month has passed since the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

This war has brought untold grief and suffering to the Ukrainian people. Thousands of dead, millions of refugees, devastated cities. Colossal destruction that Europe has not seen since the Second World War.

The Country tells what happened during the month of this nightmare and when it may end.

Kiev and the border regions
During this month, Russian troops entered all the regions bordering Russia - Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Lugansk.

Across the Belarusian border, they occupied part of the Kiev region to the west of the capital, and from the Chernihiv region approached Kiev from the east.

But the largest cities are not taken in any of these areas.