Four Years of War: Russia is not winning

19.02.2026

Four years after launching its full scale invasion of Ukraine and with the cost of the war at €250 billion per year, Russia has suffered very serious military setbacks. Europe, meanwhile, is more united than ever. 

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Putin's war of aggression against Ukraine has now lasted longer than World War 2's "Great Patriotic War". What started as a "special military operation" now has resulted in

  • Over 1.2 million casualties
  • 29 Naval vessels destroyed
  • Over 360 military aircraft lost
  • Oil industry decimated by sanctions

Russia is failing

Is this what winning looks like? Even though the cost of the war is running at €250 billion per year, all that Putin has definitely achieved so far is 

  • The Russian economy continues to shrink
  • Europe is more united than before
  • Ukraine's army is Europe's strongest
  • Democracy is still standing in Ukraine

Putin's war of aggression against Ukraine has now lasted longer than World War 2's "Great Patriotic War". What started as a "special military operation" now has resulted in

  • Over 1.2 million casualties
  • 29 Naval vessels destroyed
  • Over 360 military aircraft lost
  • Oil industry decimated by sanctions

Russia is failing in its war of aggression

Is this what winning looks like? Even though the cost of the war is running at €250 billion per year, all that Putin has definitely achieved so far is 

  • The Russian economy continues to shrink
  • Europe is more united than before
  • Ukraine's army is Europe's strongest
  • Democracy is still standing in Ukraine