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A women stands outside her home that was destroyed by a Russian grad rocket, which she is now trying to repair, after extensive damage by Russian strikes also cut electricity and gas in the whole village, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Korobochkyne, Ukraine, October 17, 2022

Ukraine war anniversary: One year on

Published: February 24, 2023

As Ukraine marks one year since Russian troops invaded on February 24, 2022, millions of lives have been shattered.

Many have lost their loved ones, homes or livelihoods. Refugees who fled the war are struggling to rebuild their lives, while the world's poor are reeling from cost-of-living crises largely driven by the conflict.

On the first anniversary of the Ukraine war, here are our stories on the impact.

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Nigerian students arrive at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport from Ukraine after fleeing the invasion by Russia, in Abuja, Nigeria March 4, 2022

Socioeconomic Inclusion Education in limbo for African students who fled Ukraine

A wind turbine stands out against the sky as the sun sets over the Black Forest Brandenkopf lookout near Oberharmersbach, Germany, November 13, 2022. REUTERS/Joachim Herrmann

Net Zero Russian gas out, renewables in? Europe clings to green goals

Children wearing facemasks sit working at a school table

Opinion

Socioeconomic Inclusion Ukraine response shows what’s possible for world’s most neglected

A woman holds a placard during a protest against the verdict restricting abortion rights in Poland

Socioeconomic Inclusion Polish activists help Ukrainian refugees end pregnancies amid abortion bans

A large crater is visible in a school yard from overnight shelling

Money, Power & People In bombed-out Ukraine city, residents lose homes and livelihoods

Margaryta Bogatyrova, 27, stands outside Mallow restaurant in Borough Market, London, where she works as a waitress after fleeing her home in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, July 9, 2022. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Emma Batha

Socioeconomic Inclusion Ukrainian refugees could fill COVID-19 staff gaps, say UK hospitality firms

Former Ukrainian Olympic rower Tatyana Kolesnikova is pictured with her daughter at an amusement park in northern France. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Tatyana Kolesnikova

Socioeconomic Inclusion Ukrainian refugees find haven at French castle

Still from Context video 'How investigators fact-check Ukraine war footage'

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Big Tech How investigators fact-check Ukraine war footage

Still from Context video 'Are crypto donations having an impact in Ukraine?'

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Big Tech Are crypto donations having an impact in Ukraine?

Fourth-year medical student Toluwalase Kolapo-Bello, 21, who fled to Hungary after the war in Ukraine started in this undated photo. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Handout via Toluwalase Kolapo-Bello

Socioeconomic Inclusion Fleeing Ukraine war, African students scramble to study in Europe

Svitlana Honcharova, 31, is pictured in a selfie taken with her sons Miron, 2, and Dmitry, 5, at their home in Sumy, northeast Ukraine, on March 25, 2022. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Svitlana Honcharova

Socioeconomic Inclusion Ukraine's stateless trapped in warzone with no proof they exist

Mohammad Rayyan Hamid (L), a student at Kyiv Medical University, poses with his friends in Kyiv, Ukraine. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Handout via Basit Hamid

Money, Power & People Foreign students fleeing Ukraine battle racism, extortion

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Hundreds of seafarers risk their lives manning the dark fleet, facing dangerous working conditions and low wages. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Karif Wat

Dark Waters: Ships that hide crimes on the high seas

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Children study in a classroom in this illustration photo. The photo shows signs of heat in schools: a melting clock and school sign, a sign reading 37 degrees and a thermometer. One child holds a notepad over his head, one drinks water, and two others study at their desk. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Mayo Akin-Oteniya

Too hot to learn? How extreme heat affects the world's schools

Updated: August 11, 2025

A woman drinks water from a mug on a hot summer day in New Delhi, India June 9, 2023

What risks do we face because of rising heat?

Updated: July 25, 2025