World Bank says 1.8 million more Ukrainians living in poverty since 2020
The World Bank said that 1.8 million more Ukrainians are living in poverty than in 2020, in a report released on May 29. The report was based on a survey conducted in collaboration with the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS). It found that 9 million Ukrainians, out of a total estimated population of 32 million, were living in poverty. While the situation is dire, the World Bank said it would be much worse if Ukraine had not received foreign aid to help pay for pensions and salaries. "If international partners, especially the U.S., had not crowded in resources specifically tailore...