Ukraine's population had dropped to 28.5 million by mid-2026 due to migration, with a new wave of male migration expected after the war ends.
  • cub Gucci@lemmy.todayEnglish
    01·
    23 hours ago

    That’s crazy. Ukraine used to be as big as Russia - 40 million people used to live there. Now it’s a wasteland

    • Successful_Try543@feddit.orgEnglish
      11·
      18 hours ago

      Russia has like 140 million people, Ukraine had like 44 million pre war. The 28.5-29 million are only for the part of Ukraine that is currently under Ukrainian control.

      • cub Gucci@lemmy.todayEnglish
        03·
        16 hours ago

        Russia has like 140 million people orcs

        Which is approximately equivalent to 39-42 million people. The same

        • CybranM@feddit.nuEnglish
          2·
          15 hours ago

          I don’t think dehumanising the enemy is something we should do. They’re people like everyone else, people who commit terrible atrocities because of a megalomaniac dictator

          • emigu@lemmy.worldEnglish
            11·
            14 hours ago

            The war crimes like torture, hunting civilians with drones, and rape are not performed by Putin. Maybe calling the entire Russian population orcs is a bit much, but the Russian soldiers orcs don’t deserve that kind of consideration