What day of the war is today? Day 1725

How long has the war in Ukraine lasted

As of November 14, 2026, Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine has lasted 4 years, 8 months and 21 days. Today is day 1725 since 24 February 2022, which is 246 weeks and 3 days.

Counting from 19 February 2014, the start of Ukraine's War of Independence, the war has lasted 12 years, 8 months and 26 days. Today is day 4652 from that date.

To find the war day for any other date, use the war day calculator.

How the war day is counted

The day number is the count of calendar days from 24 February 2022, including today. The formula is simple: the difference in days between today's date and 24 February 2022, plus one. We add one because 24 February 2022 is the first day of the war, not day zero.

For example, today, November 14, 2026, 1724 days have passed since 24 February 2022. Add the first day and you get day 1725. That is 246 weeks and 3 days.

Leap years are handled automatically: 2024 had 366 days, and the counter uses real calendar dates instead of multiplying years by 365.

A new day starts at midnight Kyiv time. The date is taken in Kyiv, not in your device's time zone, so the number is the same for everyone. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine uses the same day number in its morning reports.

The years, months and days under the big number follow the calendar: 24 February to 24 February is one year, and the 24th of one month to the 24th of the next is one month.

Key dates of the war

The table uses the same formula: day N falls on 24 February 2022 plus N minus one days.

How the count from 2014 works

The second counter on the page shows how much time has passed since 19 February 2014. The Law of Ukraine "On the Principles of State Policy of National Memory of the Ukrainian People" of 21 August 2025, No. 4579-IX, sets this date as the start of the Russian Federation's aggression and of the War for the Independence of Ukraine.

On 20 February 2014 the temporary occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol began, so some sources count from that date. The two dates are one day apart. This counter follows the law and counts from 19 February 2014.

The big day number at the top counts only from 24 February 2022, the start of the full-scale invasion. The count from 2014 is shown separately so the two numbers are not mixed up.

Why sources sometimes show a different number

News pieces sometimes give a number that is one lower or higher. Usually the article was published the evening before, the author did not add the first day, or the number counts from 2014.

To check, take the publication date, count the days since 24 February 2022 and add one. Or enter the date in the war day calculator: it gives the day number for any date and the date for any day number.

Another common mix-up is "day of the war" versus "days since the war began". The first includes 24 February 2022 itself, the second does not, so it is always one lower. The big number on this page is the day number, as in the General Staff reports. If you are abroad and it is still evening where you are while midnight has already passed in Kyiv, the counter shows the new day, because the date is taken in Kyiv time.