When Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine surpassed 1,418 days last month, it officially exceeded a historic milestone — the same span of time it took Moscow to defeat Nazi Germany in World War II.

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 23: Emergency services work at the scene after a Russian attack hit the Vyshgorod and Obukhiv districts in the Kyiv region, killing one woman and injuring three people, ...