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• Russia initially, and without provocation, invaded the sovereign Nation of Ukraine in 2014 when it illegally annexed Crimea and fueled war in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
• On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his administration launched a violent full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
• Russia’s full-scale invasion, intended to achieve Putin’s goal of seizing all of sovereign Ukraine, has failed - but Ukraine still needs sustained security, economic, humanitarian, and reconstruction support to ensure that failure becomes final.
• After more than four years of war, the people of Ukraine continue to demonstrate their commitment to defending their country and building a just, free, and democratic nation.
• The war being perpetrated against Ukraine today takes place in the context of a long history of occupation and persecution by authoritarian powers, including Russia, the Soviet Union, and Nazi Germany.
• The United Nations has verified that more than 68,000 Ukrainian civilians have been killed or injured since the full-scale invasion began. Civilian harm is worsening: in the first eight months of 2026 alone, the UN verified approximately 15,280 civilian casualties - an average of more than 400 people killed or injured every week, a 55% increase over the same period in 2025.
• More than 20,600 Ukrainian children have been illegally deported or forcibly transferred by Russia and its proxies to Russia or Russian-occupied territory, in an attempt to erase their Ukrainian identities. Ukrainian authorities report that 2,672 children have been returned.
• The full-scale war has displaced millions: approximately 3.7 million Ukrainians remain internally displaced, while 5.86 million refugees from Ukraine have been recorded globally, including about 5.3 million in Europe.
• An estimated 10.8 million people in Ukraine need humanitarian assistance and protection in 2026. 
• The total direct damage and destruction caused by Russia’s invasion has reached more than $195 billion, affecting homes, schools, hospitals, energy systems, transportation, cultural and religious sites, agriculture, businesses, telecommunications, and government institutions.
• Ukraine’s total recovery and reconstruction needs are now estimated at almost $588 billion over the next decade—nearly three times Ukraine’s projected 2025 GDP. More than 14% of Ukraine’s housing stock, affecting over 3 million households, has been damaged or destroyed.
• Ukrainian authorities have registered nearly 229,000 Russian war-crimes investigations, including cases involving intentional attacks on civilians, torture, sexual violence, unlawful deportation, and other grave international crimes.
• The International Criminal Court has indicted Vladimir Putin for the war crimes of unlawful deportation and transfer of Ukrainian children, and the United States has determined that Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine. Accountability must remain a central condition of any just peace.
• The involvement of China, Iran, and North Korea in sustaining Russia’s war machine is further evidence of an emerging axis whose actions sow instability, endanger innocent civilians, and undermine the security of the free world.

Stand With Ukraine – Defend Freedom and Democracy

Now, more than ever, Ukraine needs our continued support. The sacrifices of the Ukrainian people remind us that freedom is never free - it must be defended.

We must also recognize and support the neighboring nations that have carried an extraordinary share of this burden. In the first weeks of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Poland welcomed more than 2 million Ukrainian refugees, most of them women and children. Other countries opened their borders, homes, schools, hospitals, and communities as well. Their generosity has saved countless lives, but years of hosting displaced people have created lasting demands on housing, public services, local economies, and social cohesion. These allies and their citizens deserve sustained international support, fair burden-sharing, and practical assistance as they continue to stand with Ukraine.

Stand with Ukraine. Speak out. Support humanitarian aid, refugee-hosting communities, reconstruction, accountability, and Ukraine’s ability to defend itself. Act. Together, we can help ensure that Ukraine prevails in this fight for its survival, that those who shelter its people are not left to bear the cost alone, and that the future of democratic nations everywhere remains secure.