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A women stands outside her home that was destroyed by a Russian grad rocket, which she is now trying to repair, after extensive damage by Russian strikes also cut electricity and gas in the whole village, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Korobochkyne, Ukraine, October 17, 2022

Ukraine war anniversary: One year on

Published: February 24, 2023

As Ukraine marks one year since Russian troops invaded on February 24, 2022, millions of lives have been shattered.

Many have lost their loved ones, homes or livelihoods. Refugees who fled the war are struggling to rebuild their lives, while the world's poor are reeling from cost-of-living crises largely driven by the conflict. 

On the first anniversary of the Ukraine war, here are our stories on the impact.

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Nigerian students arrive at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport from Ukraine after fleeing the invasion by Russia, in Abuja, Nigeria March 4, 2022
Socioeconomic InclusionEducation in limbo for African students who fled Ukraine
A wind turbine stands out against the sky as the sun sets over the Black Forest Brandenkopf lookout near Oberharmersbach, Germany, November 13, 2022. REUTERS/Joachim Herrmann
Net ZeroRussian gas out, renewables in? Europe clings to green goals
Children wearing facemasks sit working at a school table
Socioeconomic InclusionUkraine response shows what鈥檚 possible for world鈥檚 most neglected
A woman holds a placard during a protest against the verdict restricting abortion rights in Poland
Socioeconomic InclusionPolish activists help Ukrainian refugees end pregnancies amid abortion bans
A large crater is visible in a school yard from overnight shelling
Money, Power & PeopleIn bombed-out Ukraine city, residents lose homes and livelihoods
Margaryta Bogatyrova, 27, stands outside Mallow restaurant in Borough Market, London, where she works as a waitress after fleeing her home in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, July 9, 2022. 黑料天堂/Emma Batha
Socioeconomic InclusionUkrainian refugees could fill COVID-19 staff gaps, say UK hospitality firms
Former Ukrainian Olympic rower Tatyana Kolesnikova is pictured with her daughter at an amusement park in northern France. 黑料天堂/Tatyana Kolesnikova
Socioeconomic InclusionUkrainian refugees find haven at French castle
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Fourth-year medical student Toluwalase Kolapo-Bello, 21, who fled to Hungary after the war in Ukraine started in this undated photo. 黑料天堂/Handout via Toluwalase Kolapo-Bello
Socioeconomic InclusionFleeing Ukraine war, African students scramble to study in Europe
Svitlana Honcharova, 31, is pictured in a selfie taken with her sons Miron, 2, and Dmitry, 5, at their home in Sumy, northeast Ukraine, on March 25, 2022. 黑料天堂/Svitlana Honcharova
Socioeconomic InclusionUkraine's stateless trapped in warzone with no proof they exist
Mohammad Rayyan Hamid (L), a student at Kyiv Medical University, poses with his friends in Kyiv, Ukraine. 黑料天堂/Handout via Basit Hamid
Money, Power & PeopleForeign students fleeing Ukraine battle racism, extortion

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