Published TUESDAY February 25, 2025: 'Three BRUTAL Years' by ZUMA Press award winning photographer in Ukraine Svet Jacqueline: Three years after the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the grim anniversary was marked in Kyiv and across Europe. Millions of Ukrainians have fled their homes, either to other parts of Ukraine or other countries, in the years since Russia began seizing land and following the invasion. Nearly 42,000 civilians have been killed or injured in Ukraine. There were an estimated 3.7 million internally displaced people in Ukraine, with a further 6.9 million seeking refuge and asylum outside the country. President Trump is pushing for a quick end to the war, with top US and Russian officials meeting for peace talks in Saudi Arabia, without any representatives from Ukraine present. Kyiv and its European allies are now scrambling to adapt to the new approach from the US. After three years of brutal and deadly fighting in Ukraine, many would welcome an end to Russia's full-scale invasion. But the terms of peace deal that would satisfy and include all parties have remained elusive. Welcome to 'Three BRUTAL Years'
© zReportage.com Issue #978 Story of the Week: Published TUESDAY February 25, 2025: 'Three BRUTAL Years' by ZUMA Press award winning photographer in Ukraine Svet Jacqueline: Three years after the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the grim anniversary was marked in Kyiv and across Europe. Millions of Ukrainians have fled their homes, either to other parts of Ukraine or other countries, in the years since Russia began seizing land and following the invasion. Nearly 42,000 civilians have been killed or injured in Ukraine. There were an estimated 3.7 million internally displaced people in Ukraine, with a further 6.9 million seeking refuge and asylum outside the country. President Trump is pushing for a quick end to the war, with top US and Russian officials meeting for peace talks in Saudi Arabia, without any representatives from Ukraine present. Kyiv and its European allies are now scrambling to adapt to the new approach from the US. After three years of brutal and deadly fighting in Ukraine, many would welcome an end to Russia's full-scale invasion. But the terms of peace deal that would satisfy and include all parties have remained elusive. Welcome to 'Three BRUTAL Years'

Families gather on a chilly February day under the Irpin bridge outside of Kyiv for a memorial remembering lost loved ones and commemorating the third anniversary of the full-scale invasion. Three years after the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the grim anniversary was marked in Kyiv and across Europe.
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Families grieve under the Irpin bridge outside of Kyiv for a memorial remembering lost loved ones and commemorating the third anniversary of the full-scale invasion.
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Families comfort each other under the Irpin bridge outside of Kyiv for a memorial remembering lost loved ones and commemorating the third anniversary of the full-scale invasion.
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Residents gather in Irpin outside of Kyiv, to honor lost loved ones during a memorial commemorating the third anniversary of the full-scale invasion.
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Wrapped in a Ukraine flag a young girl stands beside Ukrainian soldiers during a memorial commemorating the third anniversary of the full-scale invasion. Three years after the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the grim anniversary was marked in Kyiv and across Europe.
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An Orthodox priest leads a prayer as families stand under the Irpin bridge outside of Kyiv, during a memorial commemorating the third anniversary of the full-scale invasion. Ukrainian forces blew up the bridge over the Irpin River on February 25, 2022, to impede the advancement of the Russian army towards Kyiv.
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ANASTASIA, 8, stands under the Irpin bridge outside of Kyiv, during a memorial commemorating the third anniversary of the full-scale invasion. The battle of Irpin was part of the Kyiv offensive in the Russian invasion of Ukraine for control of the city of Irpin.
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Families stand under the Irpin bridge outside of Kyiv for a memorial remembering lost loved ones and commemorating the third anniversary of the full-scale invasion. The battle of Irpin was part of the Kyiv offensive in the Russian invasion of Ukraine for control of the city of Irpin.
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A young boy is comforted as families gather outside of Kyiv for a memorial commemorating lost loved ones on the third anniversary of the full-scale invasion.
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Children play in the snow beside the poet Shevchenko bust in Borodyanka on the third anniversary of the full-scale invasion. The monument to Ukraine's major poet Taras Shevchenko was damaged by Russian troops in the town of Borodianka, near Kyiv, became one of the symbols of the 2022 Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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A child takes a break from playing in the snow to look at destroyed the buildings of Borodyanka, on the third anniversary of the full-scale invasion.
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Emergency vehicles in the street at the scene after an early morning Russian rocket attack that damaged civilian infrastructure and buildings in Kyiv.
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Broken windows in a high rise apartment building after an early morning Russian rocket attack that damaged civilian infrastructure and buildings in Kyiv.
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Local residents walk over broken glass in the street after an early morning Russian rocket attack that damaged civilian infrastructure and buildings in Kyiv.
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An ambulance in the street in the pre-dawn hours after a Russian rocket attack damaged civilian infrastructure and buildings in Kyiv.
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Residents arrive to shop at Ukrainian grocery chain store 'Silpo' which opened as scheduled even though the streets were flooded after an early morning Russian attack damaged water pipes and infrastructure in Kyiv.
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Children play ice hockey on a frozen pond in Borodyanka on the third anniversary of the full-scale invasion.
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An elderly Ukrainian lady with a young child take public transportation in Kyiv, on a chilly January day.
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An elderly lady shops at Ukrainian grocery chain store 'Silpo' which opened as scheduled even though the streets were flooded after an early morning Russian attack damaged water pipes and infrastructure in Kyiv.
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A young woman walks in the street at night as layers of fog blanket Kyiv.
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A pedestrian crosses tram tracks in the street at night as layers of fog blanket Kyiv.
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