Ukraine Tries To Work Out How To Entice Back Six Million Refugees
Ukraine’s government has high hopes to entice more than 6 million Ukrainian refugees abroad to return home; but they still don’t know how to do it.
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Ukraine’s government has high hopes to entice more than 6 million Ukrainian refugees abroad to return home; but they still don’t know how to do it.
Even before Russia's full-scale invasion, alarmingly low birth and fertility rates have restricted Ukraine's population growth. The war has drastically exacerbated the situation, and experts have called for action.
Even before Russia's full-scale invasion, there were fewer children being born than required to keep Ukraine's population steady. The war has drastically exacerbated the situation. Experts have called for action.
Ukraine, under any conditions, will face depopulation, a shortage of labor and a decrease in population density, especially in certain territories, said director of the Ptoukha Institute for Demography and Social Studies Ella Libanova.
Ukrainian citizens who have left the country due to Russia’s full-scale invasion are likely to return after the war ends as Ukraine holds a lot of promise, Mykolayiv regional governor Vitaliy Kim told Radio NV in an interview on Aug. 9.