But for the third year in a row now, this day – meant to remind the public about the horrors and lessons of the past – is taking place as events strikingly similar unfold in Europe. During Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union, Nazi forces occupied much of Soviet Ukraine, executing civilians, and destroying cultural heritage and infrastructure. The same Ukrainian regions and cities that were once invaded by Nazis are now suffering from Russian attacks and deliberate killings. In this visual piece, we are looking at the similarities between World War II and the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.   L: A Nazi group of troops during the battles east of Kyiv, Ukraine, 1941. (State Archival Service of Ukraine) R: Members of the Ukrainian military take a photograph in front of destroyed Russian military vehicles on a street in Bucha, Ukraine, on April 6, 2022.