The War In Ukraine Russia's Invasion of Ukraine on February 24,2022, has seen the country inflict almost unimaginable damage and loss on Its neighbour. By mid-March, Reuters had put the number of deaths at 15,000, alongside almost 2,000 non-fatal injuries. Three million Ukrainians have fled the country and close to 2,000 buildings have been destroyed. Property damage, according to Reuters, has amounted to somewhere in the region of $119bn. It's a grim picture and, at the time of writing, it's impossible to imagine how the situation might Improve. With this handful of images, we can only reflect on aviation's involvement in the conflict -from the pre-war glory of the much-feted Antonov An-225 Mriya to the destruction wrought on the ground when the Ukrainian forces successfully targetted a Russian SU-24.
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