1. After a year of war and destruction, Ukraine is preparing for a new escalation in the war.
2. Russian troops invaded Ukraine from the north, east, and south in February of 2022, targeting Kyiv and other strategic areas.
3. Russian forces have been struggling to hold onto territory they have seized in the east and south of the country, and their over-ambitious invasion has backfired.
4. Kyiv is waiting for weapons promised by its Western allies, which are unlikely to arrive quickly enough to help in the current conflict.
5. The fighting in eastern Ukraine has been likened to World War I, and the war is likely to last until at least 2023.