The question “who won the war” is too vague to answer directly, because there is no single current war that has clearly ended with an agreed winner, and your question does not specify which conflict you mean.

Why the question is incomplete

  • Many major conflicts are ongoing or frozen (for example, the full‑scale Russia–Ukraine war has not ended and analysts expect it is unlikely to be over in 2026).
  • Other historical wars (like World War II, the U.S. Civil War, etc.) do have widely accepted “winners,” but you haven’t indicated which one you’re asking about.
  • Even when fighting stops, deciding “who won” can be contested, because outcomes involve territory, politics, economics, and long‑term stability, not just who advanced on the battlefield.

How “winning a war” is usually defined

Experts and commentators often look at factors like:

  • Military outcome (who controls key territory at the end).
  • Political goals (which side actually achieved its main aims).
  • Peace terms or cease‑fire terms (who had to compromise more).
  • Long‑term costs (economic damage, human losses, isolation or sanctions).

Because of this, different people or sources may disagree on who “won,” especially in recent or ongoing wars.

What you can do

To give you a clear, concrete answer, I need you to specify at least one of these:

  • The name of the war (for example, “who won the Falklands War?”).
  • The countries or groups involved (for example, “between X and Y”).
  • Rough time period (for example, “the war that started in 2022 between…”).

Once you clarify which war you’re asking about, I can tell you what most historians or analysts say about who “won,” and also how and why that outcome is debated, if it is.