The Ukraine war in numbers: People, territory, money
World • Feb 23
Four years into Russia’s grinding war on Ukraine, Al Jazeera looks at the costs — to people, territory and treasuries.
It’s Europe’s biggest war since World War II. It’s also Russia’s deadliest war since that conflict. And it has reshaped the global economy — with Moscow facing the most sanctions that any country has ever encountered.
As Russia’s war on Ukraine completes four years on February 24, Al Jazeera takes stock of what has been lost — the people, territory and the money spent.
People
Casualty numbers — fatalities and those injured and possibly incapacitated — vary widely, with Russia and Ukraine both presenting figures that amplify the losses of their enemies and downplay their own losses.
Still, their contrasting numbers offer a sense of the scale of death and devastation.
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