British-Ukrainian Aid
Language, Life, and War in Ukraine: Reflections on a War That Rewrites Reality
I travelled to Ukraine recently, in early spring 2026, some 4 years after Vladimir Putin embarked on his “special military operation” and full-scale invasion of the country. It is sobering to consider that this conflict has now lasted longer than World War I. Although, as I was often reminded during my visit, the war itself did not begin in 2022. It started in 2014, with the Russian invasion and annexation of the Crimean Peninsula.