Ukraine marks 4 years since Russia’s full-scale invasion

UNDATED-AP- It’s been four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine as the country keeps fighting and Europe shows support but struggles to stay united. On Tuesday (Feb. 24, 2026), more than a dozen senior European officials arrived in Kyiv to back President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian people. Zelenskyy says Ukraine has defended its independence and statehood, and that Putin has not broken Ukrainians or achieved his goals. While Putin did not get the quick and overwhelming victory he had hoped for, the cost has been high on both sides in blood and treasure. And on this fourth anniversary of the largest conventional war on its soil since World War II, there is no peace is sight.