Watch: A look back at the Ukraine war two years onon February 24, 2024 at 1:41 am

The BBC’s Joe Inwood reflects on two years since Russia launched its full scale invasion of Ukraine.

The BBC’s Joe Inwood reflects on the two years since Russia’s President Putin announced a “special military operation” in Ukraine – which was in fact a full scale invasion.

It began with Ukrainian defiance in the face of overwhelming odds, and Western allies initially reluctant to back Kyiv as fully as President Zelensky wanted.