Ukraine's population has fallen by 10 million since Russia's invasion, UN says
Ukraine, which had a population of over 50 million when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, has, like almost all its Eastern European and Central Asian neighbors, undergone severe population decline.
A rescuer rests at the site of a Russian drone and missile strike on residential buildings, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Lviv, Ukraine September 4, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/ROMAN BALUK)ByREUTERS