Photo: kremlin.ru How Putin Decided to Go to War Why was the war destined for failure from the very beginning, what sources of information did president Putin rely on before starting it, and why did nobody in the Federal Security Service [FSB] of the Russian Federation tell him the truth about the real situation in Ukraine The war in Ukraine has become a protracted conflict.

Photo: kremlin.ru How Putin made the decision to go to war Why the war was initially doomed to failure, what sources of information the president relied on before it started, and why no one in the FSB told the truth about the real state of affairs in Ukraine The war in Ukraine has entered a protracted phase. But no matter how events develop further, it is already obvious: the original plan for the Russian army to invade Ukraine failed.

Photo: EPA / Scanpix / LETA War in numbers Updated summary of dead Russian military and Ukrainian civilians, growing mortality in Russian regions and persecution for anti-war actions Russia's war against Ukraine is already in its 194th day . The data department of “Important Stories” collects and verifies data about this war every day.