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3 years, 10 months, one week and three days. Or 1412 days.
That is how long that war in Ukraine has been raging, if we start the count from the 2022 invasion and not the annexation of Crimea.
Now compare those numbers to this: 3 years, 10 months and two weeks. Or 1418 days,
That is the time it took the Soviet Union to defeat Hitlers Nazi Germany, when looking at the timeline made by Holocaust Encyclopedia.
This means, that by next week, Putin will have fought longer in Ukraine than the time it took Stalin to defeat Hitler in WW2.
Humiliating gains comparison
In an analysis by the Kiyv Post, the numbers become even more embarassing for Putin.
According to the analysis, the Soviets conquered 1.1 million square kilometers (445,999 square miles) in 1944, and that was not even the Red Armys most succesful year.
In comparison, Russia is estimated to have captured about 28,500 square kilometers (11,004 square miles) since the initial push into Ukraine was brought to a halt in 2022.
New push for peace
According to Euronews, the coalition of willing is meeting this week to try and respark the peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, but there is little hope that it will actually bring anything substantial to the table, as The Kremlin continues to stand firm on their demands.
Additionally, both Putin and the Kremlin have repeatedly declared that Russia can, and will, win in Ukraine, with Putin stating on Nov. 27. 2025 that, “if Ukrainian troops leave the territories, they occupy (referring to the parts of Eastern Ukraine still not under Russian control), then we will stop fighting. If they don’t, we will achiece our aims militarily.”
Sources: Kiyv Post, Institute for the Study of War, Encyclopedia Brtiannica, Reuters, AP, Euronews, Holocaust Encyclopedia
