Zelenskyy says Putin 'has not won this war' as he marks 4 years since Russia's all-out invasion
Feb 24, 2026 9:16 AM EST By — Illia Novikov, Associated Press Ukraine reporter KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared Tuesday that Russia has not "broken Ukrainians" nor triumphed in its war, four years after an invasion that has severely tested the resolve of Kyiv and its allies and fueled European fears about the scale of Moscow's ambitions. In a show of support, more than a dozen senior European officials headed to the Ukrainian capital to mark the grim anniversary of the conflict, which has killed tens of thousands of people, upended life for millions of Ukrainians, and created instability far beyond its borders. READ MORE: 4 years into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a look at the war by the numbers Zelenskyy said his country has withstood the onslaught by Russia's bigger and better equipped army, which over the past year of fighting captured just 0.79% of Ukraine's territory, according to the Institute for the Study of War, a Washi...