100 days of war in Ukraine: how the conflict has developed

Friday marks the 100th day of Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine. This is how the Russian president's special military operation' evolved into a bloody war of attrition

WARNING: this piece contains distressing and violent imagery

After months of buildup and numerous denials that any invasion was planned, Vladimir Putin announced on 24 February that he had launched a special military operation" to demilitarise and denazify" Ukraine.