From the chaos in Kyiv as Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine to the siege of Mariupol and the liberation of Kherson, CNA takes a look back at some of the key moments of Europe's largest conflict since World War II.
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In New York, meanwhile, the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly adopts a resolution demanding that Russia immediately end its military operations in Ukraine. In the months that followed, then United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Sholz, Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan would be among the dozens of leaders to call on Zelenskyy, along with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Russia's defence ministry denies that its forces bombed the city and states that the building was destroyed in an explosion set off by Ukraine's nationalist Azov battalion.in Mariupol.Mar 29, 2022: Russia steps back from Kyiv An elderly man walks among the graves of unidentified people in Bucha on Jan 12, 2023. Killed during Russia's occupation of Bucha, they were reburied after being found in a mass grave. , many of them bearing signs of torture in scenes that prompt world leaders to say Russia should be held accountable for possible war crimes.staged by the West to discredit it.
This photo released on May 10, 2022, shows an injured Ukrainian serviceman inside the Azovstal iron and steel works factory in eastern Mariupol. This photo released on May 10, 2022, shows injured Ukrainian serviceman Mykhailo Dianov inside the Azovstal iron and steel works factory in eastern Mariupol. Troops holed up in the giant Azovstal steel mill, the last Ukrainian stronghold in the besieged port of Mariupol,, appearing to cede control of the once prosperous city to Russia after months of bombardment.
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