Countdown to a conflict Why did Russia wage war on Ukraine?
Last Thursday, Russia attacked Ukraine along multiple axes, ending weeks of fruitless diplomatic efforts by western leaders to avert war.
Fighting and other military activity took place around and on the way to Kyiv, including an ambitious attack by helicopters on the Hostomel military airbase.
Ukraine lost control of the Chernobyl nuclear site in the north, where fighting raged after Russian troops crossed the border from Belarus. A substantial attack was also
