are fulfilled two months since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 60 days since Vladimir Putin started what is known “military special operation”an attack on Ukraine that was supposed to be an operation of a few days, taking Kyiv, overthrowing the government and taking control of the entire country with few casualties.
A Offensive that has intensified in recent days and that has put this country and its people in an extreme situation. The war forced Ukrainians to change their lives overnight. We have seen once again in a country on the European continent had to hide bunker Survive. Or fill the train stations to escape the country like five million Ukrainians did.
During those 60 days The war has left thousands dead, one number is yet to be confirmed, and one country has been devastated by Russian bombsyes The United Nations has warned that the actual number of civilian deaths could be much higher than currently available data due to lack of access to areas where fighting is still ongoing.
Mariupol in the Kremlin’s sights
The two months of conflict are fulfilled in full Russian offensive for total control of Donbass, in the Ukrainian east. Mariupol has become the last stronghold of the Ukrainian resistance. This port city has been one of Russia’s top targets since the beginning of the military campaign to gain total control of the Donbass region. and in 2014 to form a land corridor in the east of the country to the annexed peninsula of Crimea. A few days before the two-month anniversary of the start of the offensive in Ukraine, Moscow asserted that it was under its control.
Nevertheless, Kyiv assures that the battle for the city continues. Negotiations between the parties stalled about a month ago. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy insisted on Saturday that a face-to-face meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin was necessary, as contacts through intermediaries and third countries would not lead to the “desired result”.