It has been two weeks since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. While many experts and close observers claim that Russia is failing to meet its targets and showing signs of weakness, the civilian population nevertheless suffers at the hands of the brutal conflict occurring around them.

On March 7, the French Presidency of the European Union announced in a tweet that the 27 member nations of the bloc have “agreed to invite the European Commission to present an opinion on each of the applications for EU membership submitted by Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova.

It has been nine days since Russia invaded the territory, sovereignty and integrity of Ukraine. Russian troops advanced from the areas of two self-proclaimed republics, the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic, and Belarusian border, primarily aiming at Kharhiv and Kyiv.

At approximately 5:50 am on Feb. 24, the Russian military invaded Ukraine. This is the first step of what Russian President Vladimir Putin called a “special military operation” in Ukraine’s eastern region of Donbas, where he claimed to protect civilians and address the threat posed by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

In the early morning hours of Thursday, Feb. 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation” with the aims of demilitarization and “denazification” in Ukraine, in an address to his nation.

On Feb. 9 the lower house of the Polish Parliament, Sejm, rejected the senate’s objection to an education law amendment colloquially known as “Lex Czarnek.”