Four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion, people across Ukraine have remembered their dead from a war which shows no sign of ending.
As the conflict enters a fifth year, the Ukrainian military continues to resist being overrun by Russian forces, but military losses are mounting on both sides and Ukraine’s population faces near-daily aerial attacks.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said "Ukraine never chose this war", adding: "We have defended our independence, we have not lost our statehood."
The Kremlin, which believed it could capture Kyiv within days, acknowledged its war aims "haven’t been fully achieved yet" and said it intended to continue attacking Ukraine.
The BBC’s Lucy Hockings presents this special programme from Kyiv, with reporters on the ground and around the world, looking at the impact that this devastating conflict has had and assess where it could be headed.
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