Russia’s War in Ukraine

Understanding the conflict four years on.

Vitalii Kim, Ukraine’s newly appointed minister for veterans’ affairs, has a job few would envy: helping Ukraine’s over 1 million veterans while operating on a shoestring budget, in a war where the shooting is far from over.

Ukraine has to “build the engine while it’s driving the car,” he told Foreign Policy last week while visiting the United States to speak with U.S. officials and nongovernmental organizations.

Vitalii Kim, Ukraine’s newly appointed minister for veterans’ affairs, has a job few would envy: helping Ukraine’s over 1 million veterans while operating on a shoestring budget, in a war where the shooting is far from over.

Ukraine has to “build the engine while it’s driving the car,” he told Foreign Policy last week while visiting the United States to speak with U.S. officials and nongovernmental organizations.

After over four years of war, Ukraine has over 1 million veterans, many of whom suffer from psychological trauma as well as physical injuries, including tens of thousands with missing limbs. The number of veterans........

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