'A must read for those who want to get beyond the headlines.' Marie Yovanovitch

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The inside story of Ukraine’s bravery and defiance in the face of Russian aggression, from the conflict’s leading journalist.

When President Putin ordered Russian troops to invade Ukraine, he unleashed a terror which struck at the very heart of Europe and broke the world order that had been in place since the fall of the Soviet Union – but this is a war that has been ongoing for years.

The War Came to Us is a breathtaking exploration of Ukraine’s past, present and future, from the coal-dusted, sunflower-covered steppe of the Donbas to the destruction and terror wrought by Russian bombs in Bucha, Kharkiv, Mariupol, and beyond.

This is the story of modern Ukraine and its transformation, as told through the lives of Ukrainians, their fears and struggles. It is Ukraine in all its glory: vast, weird, exhilarating, defiant, resilient, and trying to escape the long shadow of its former imperial ruler while fighting to build a new future.