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The War That Refused to End

Four years after Russia’s invasion, the war in Ukraine has surpassed the duration of the Soviet Union’s fight in Operation Barbarossa and evolved into a grinding war of attrition in which Russia has failed to achieve its core objectives while Ukraine has preserved its statehood and defensive cohesion. Despite stalled offensives, mounting economic and manpower pressures on Moscow, and fading hopes for a negotiated freeze, neither side holds decisive advantage, pointing instead toward a prolonged strategic stalemate defined by endurance, resource constraints, and political resolve.