Detachable Subdivision
"Rivne Professional College of
National University of Life
and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine"
Three years of the Great War. Three years of pain. Three years of heroism. Three years of courage.
Let us remember, so that after victory we all realize the price of our freedom.
Despite the fierce fighting on the front, the constant attacks by Shahed and rockets, and the political pressure that calls into question Ukraine's support, we must remain steadfast. Our struggle continues, and only unity and steadfastness will lead us to victory.
February 24, 2025 | 03:50…
The most terrible day, stretching over years of struggle. The war claimed tens of thousands of lives, forced millions to flee their homes, and divided the lives of Ukrainians into “before” and “after.” At around four in the morning, Russian dictator Putin announced a “special military operation” with the aim of supposedly “demilitarizing and denazifying Ukraine,” starting the bloodiest war in Europe since 1945…
The Russians attacked from five directions, advancing most in the south. In the first days, they occupied Melitopol and Berdyansk, and approached Mariupol. At the same time, the plan to quickly capture Kyiv failed: the Ukrainian military stopped the enemy on the outskirts, slowed down the offensive, and switched to positional battles.
MARCH 2022
In March, Russian troops actively advanced in the north and south of Ukraine, as well as in the east of the Kharkiv, Luhansk, and Donetsk regions.
On March 2, Kherson was occupied, fierce fighting took place near Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Kharkiv. Russian troops shelled Mykolaiv and Mariupol without stopping.
On March 4, during the Battle of Energodar, Russian troops committed an act of nuclear terrorism - they captured the Zaporizhia NPP.
On March 16, a powerful aerial bomb was dropped on a drama theater in Mariupol, where hundreds of civilians were hiding, a significant number of whom died.
APRIL 2022
If the end of February was a time of rapid offensive by Russian troops, then the beginning of April was a time of rapid retreat by the Russians.
On April 3, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired two Neptune missiles near Zmiiniy Island at the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, the cruiser Moskva, which sank the next day while being towed.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine expelled the enemy from the Kyiv and Chernihiv regions. At the same time, the world learned about the mass war crimes committed by the Russian army in the temporarily occupied territories. The Bucha massacre became a symbol of Russian atrocities.
The Russian army also regularly shelled Ukrainian cities – on April 8, the Russians launched a missile strike on the train station in Kramatorsk, where mostly women and children were staying. 61 people were killed.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region, while the Russians shifted their main efforts to the Luhansk direction, where they pushed out our troops in the areas of Popasna, Kreminna, Lyman, Severodonetsk, and Torske.
Russian troops continuously shelled Mariupol for many months, turning the city into complete ruins.
The last center of resistance to the Russians was the Azovstal plant, which was heroically defended by several thousand Ukrainian soldiers, police officers, and border guards, including fighters from the Azov battalion...
…FEBRUARY 2025
In February, Russia launched dozens and hundreds of drones over Ukraine almost every night, and on February 12, Ukrainian air defense shot down six ballistic missiles over Kyiv.
Ukraine continues to struggle, demonstrating an unyielding will to win: the third year of the full-scale Russian invasion and the eleventh year of the war unleashed by the Kremlin continues. Despite massive attacks, destruction and human losses, Ukrainians prove their resilience every day, strengthening the army, supporting the economy and rallying in the fight for freedom. The country has withstood numerous challenges and continues to give a worthy rebuff to the enemy.
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Lyudmila BURYACHYNSKA,
Head of the BIC
