[MeganC]

“The fall in population began following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24 last year. This led to an exodus of Ukrainian women”

Yes, because Ukrainian women, girls, and boys have a very real fear of being raped by Russian troops.

https://www.npr.org/2022/04/30/1093339262/ukraine-russia-rape-war-crimes

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61071243

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/29/world/europe/ukraine-russia-rape.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russian-troops-raped-tortured-children-ukraine-un-panel-says-rcna49168

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/03/men-and-boys-among-alleged-victims-by-russian-soldiers-in-ukraine

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wanted-off-skin-ukrainian-women-recount-rape-russian/story?id=86994779

https://news.yahoo.com/russian-troops-systematically-raped-25-065355536.html

https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/22/europe/ukraine-sexual-violence-allegations-russia-cmd-intl/index.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_violence_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine

[BlackbirdSST]

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That's some hard hitting stuff you posted there.