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War in Ukraine passes 1,569 days, now longer than WWI

France 24 · Jun 11, 2026, 2:56 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

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British, French and German ambassadors to Russia held talks Thursday in Russia's foreign ministry, as the war in Ukraine reaches a grim milestone. 1,569 days and counting… The Russian full scale invasion of Ukraine started a century after World War One began and it's now gone on longer than that con

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War in Ukraine passes 1,569 days, now longer than WWI

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