Today, Tuesday, November 19, marks the 1,000th day of the ongoing war between Moscow and Kyiv.

As reported by Reuters, gatherings took place across Ukraine, where citizens commemorated this milestone with hopes that the conflict will end before the new year. The war, now in its 33rd month, has claimed thousands of Ukrainian lives and forced over six million people to flee to European countries as refugees.

The Biden administration has recently authorized Ukraine to utilize American weapons on Russian territory, a decision that could face reversal with the inauguration of Donald Trump as the president-elect of the United States. Trump has promised to bring a swift end to the war, although he has not outlined a specific plan for achieving this.

Described as the most intense Western confrontation since World War II, the conflict began with a large-scale air and sea assault by Russia, led by President Vladimir Putin. Ukraine, in turn, has carried out attacks on various targets within Russia, though precise casualty figures from these operations remain undisclosed.

Reuters also said that Trump’s rise to power has introduced uncertainty about the future of US military aid to Ukraine and the Western alliance's strategy toward Russia. His presidency could increase the possibility of negotiations aimed at ending the war, leaving the path forward in a state of flux.