Car horns hoot. james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv. well, earlier this morning volodymyr zelensky gave this message to the people of ukraine on the anniversary of the russian invasion. translation: great nation - of ukraine, a year ago on this day, from this same place, at around seven in the morning, i addressed you with a brief statement, lasting only 67 seconds. we will defeat all threats, shelling, bombs, missiles, kamikaze drones, blackouts, cold. we are stronger than all of this. it was a year of endurance, a year of compassion, a year of bravery, a year of pain, a year of hope, a year of perseverance, a year of unity, a year of invincibility. a fierce year of invincibility. its main conclusion is that we have survived, we have not been defeated, and we will do everything
Kherson was liberated. the cost in soldiers lives has been immense. ukraine is thought to have lost as many as 100,000 dead or wounded. for russia it has been much worse. as many as 200,000 casualties, with a much higher proportion of those killed. the west has sprung to ukraine s defence, in one of the most remarkable efforts of its kind ever seen. from anti tank weapons that began to flood in early on, to sophisticated artillery systems that allowed ukraine to go on the offensive, and tanks and armoured vehicles that are even now on their way. ukraine s allies have so far promised more than $65 billion of military aid. the united states has been by far the biggest donor. none of this, of course, has brought the war to an end. most people agree it is likely to go on for a lot longer, killing even more people and swallowing up vast resources. with no peace process in sight, the cost of this
Killed or forced to flee from the conflict. here in the uk, rishi sunak will urge allies to increase military support to ukraine, during a meeting of g7 countries. there will also be a minute s silence across the uk at 11 o clock. ourfirst report comes from our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse. a thud, marking the moment when ukraine and the world. air raid siren sounds. ..changed forever. ..a much bigger land grab. we ve just heard a siren go off for the first time. we haven t heard that before. after months of build up, 150,000 russian soldiers crossed the border. millions headed the other way. a country under attack with its people caught in the middle. where russia retreated, horrors were revealed.
Outside influences with both of those sites pretty evenly matched on the battlefield. russia has less territory now than six months ago, it has clawed back a small amount in that meat grinder in the last few weeks but that is about it and the side that has made the biggest advancesis side that has made the biggest advances is the counterattacks in kharkiv and curse on. a year ago their troops were alive and operating properly, it is only getting worse for then, is the ultimate point. they might have more troops but it is much harder going. when we talk about military support, how decisive has that been? just this morning we are hearing from the polish defence minister confirming the leopard are already in ukraine.
In its fight, but it is clear for ukraine, and when you speak to people, it s about survival. and so with any kind of diplomatic solution looking pretty distant, too, i think this is a conflict which we could well be talking about this time next year. well be talking about this time next ear. , . , well be talking about this time next ear, , ., , ., well be talking about this time next ear. , ., , ., ., ., year. yes, that is a thought that eo - le year. yes, that is a thought that peeple keep year. yes, that is a thought that people keep returning year. yes, that is a thought that people keep returning to. - year. yes, that is a thought that people keep returning to. for. year. yes, that is a thought that l people keep returning to. for how long is this going to continue? are we in this for the long run? and of course, the conflict in the wider region has been going on for much longer than this one year anniversary that we are talking about, james? anniversary that we are talking