Romania’s president Nicusor Dan on Tuesday vowed to stand with Ukraine ‘for as long as possible’ on the grim 4th anniversary of the Russian invasion which has left up to 1.8 million dead.
The conflict shows no sign of ending as it enters its 5th year.
Nicusor Dan’s statement on X
“Four years ago, one of the most terrible scenarios for Europe became reality. Russia attacked Ukraine, unleashing a merciless war against a nation that refused to be defeated.
Since then, Ukraine has been fighting for all of us and upholding the security of our entire continent, with admirable courage and resilience. Broken families, unimaginable tragedies, lost lives — all of these represent enormous sacrifices and efforts, for which we are deeply grateful to the Ukrainian people.
Romania will support Ukraine for as long as necessary. Together with our partners in the European Union, we maintain that negotiations to end the war must continue until the conditions for a just peace are met, with security guarantees that prevent the possibility of any new conflict.
Peace in Ukraine means peace for Europe. Anyone who threatens our citizens must know that our strength lies in unity. And the European Union is becoming ever stronger and more united.
În urmă cu patru ani, unul dintre cele mai teribile scenarii pentru Europa devenea realitate. Rusia a atacat Ucraina, declanșând un război fără milă împotriva unei națiuni care a refuzat să se lase înfrântă.
De atunci, Ucraina luptă pentru noi toți și menține securitatea… pic.twitter.com/xehgRCCbZW
— Nicușor Dan (@NicusorDanRO) February 24, 2026
AS Russia’s relentless war against Ukraine continues, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a stark message: “Nobody is safe in the world” and “Russia will not stop.”
Russia continues to pound Ukraine nightly, targeting the country’s power grid and energy system with drones and missiles. The latest talks to try and negotiate a ceasefire were cut short with little progress.
Here’s a look at the conflict, by the numbers, since the full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022.
1.8 million
The upper end of the estimated number of soldiers killed, wounded or missing on both sides, according to a report last month by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a think tank.
It estimated that Russia suffered 1.2 million casualties, including up to 325,000 troop deaths, between February 2022 and December 2025 — what it said was the largest number of troop deaths for any major power in any conflict since the Second World War.
Russia has not released figures on battlefield deaths since January 2023, when it said more than 80 soldiers were killed in a Ukrainian strike, bringing the total military deaths Moscow has confirmed to just over 6,000.
Estimates that Ukraine has seen 500,000 to 600,000 military casualties, including up to 140,000 civilian deaths.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said earlier this month that 55,000 Ukrainian troops have died in the war. Many are missing, he said.
Neither Moscow nor Kyiv gives timely data on military losses. Independent verification is not possible.
