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Ukraine war: What's the endgame?

Civilians wearing military uniforms take part in a military training organised by Ukrainian soldiers of The Third Separate Assault Brigade in Kyiv, on November 23, 2024. [AFP]

There was never a formal declaration of war; Russia calls it a special operation. What we thought would be a lightning attack—take Kyiv by storm—has dragged on, sucking in even Kenyans, some captured or killed on the frontlines.  

The presence of Kenyans in such faraway places did not generate a national storm; maybe we felt wako kazi (it’s work).  

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