Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Now Longer Than Soviet War Against Hitler (RFE/RL)

Three years. 10 months. 18 days. As of January 12, that’s the amount of time that’s elapsed since Russia launched its all-out assault on Ukraine: Europe’s largest, bloodiest conflict war since World War II. That’s one day longer than the Soviet Union spent battling Nazi Germany between 1941 and 1945, during World War II, the largest, bloodiest conflict of the 20th century. Here’s one crucial difference, though.

Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Now Longer Than Soviet War Against Hitler