The Ukraine War And Other Global Events That Shaped 2022(AFRICAN EXAMINER): From the Russian invasion of Ukraine to the overturning of abortion laws in the United States, here is a roundup of the biggest events to mark 2022. War in UkraineRussian President Vladimir Putin launches the biggest invasion in Europe since World War II when he sends troops into Ukraine on February 24, causing millions of Ukrainians to flee abroad. Russian forces failed to capture the capital, Kyiv, and topple the government of President Volodymyr Zelensky. In the south, Russian forces capture most of Ukraine’s Black Sea coastline, including the port of Mariupol, which is destroyed in a three-month siege. Voters in Italy elect their most right-wing leader since World War II in post-fascist firebrand Giorgia Meloni.