Ukraine Conflict Live Map
I&#x27;m in Ukraine right now, where I&#x27;ve been living for the past few years (Canadian Citizen born and raised in Toronto). This is completely overblown nonsense.<p>This &quot;live map&quot; makes it seem like there is some kind of war starting. There&#x27;s nothing of the sort. War started 8 years ago, and this move by Putin last night actually ENDS the war decisively.<p>The rebel-held regions which were backed by Russia have been in constant conflict for 8 years. There&#x27;s nothing new here on this map. Putin&#x27;s decision yesterday to make it officially Russian-protected instead of shadow-backed actually de-escalates tensions and finally ends the 8-year long conflict. Now that Donetsk and Luhansk are officially Russian-backed, the Ukrainian army will no longer attempt to keep recapturing it (confirmed by President Zelensky today -- said we will not be fighting Russia head-on). Therefore no more Ukrainian body bags, which is great news, though not the ending we wanted.