Unfortunately true. Mainly due to Russia spreading their syphilis over there for so long.
Oh another lets blame Russia for people sleeping around...LOLOLOL...
Ukraine does very well without Russia’s help in respect to drugs and sexual diseases.
Check out Odessa one of the principal hubs of the international sex trade. Blighted by police corruption and organised crime, the city has become a marketplace where women are bought, sold, deceived, abused, and in many cases trafficked to a hellish life abroad.
Here’s the thing about the Ukrainian sex industry it is unregulated ....An extensive 2008 study that looked at sex workers’ lifestyles in Ukraine noted that 39% of Ukrainian sex workers do not use condoms regularly, and that 22% of them are also drug users. Most sex workers who do not use condoms report that they are pressured to do so by their clients.
The Ukrainian Institute of Social Studies estimates that 50,000 women engaged in commercial sex work in Ukraine last year. The actual number probably is much higher, considering the fact that there are many women who will also turn a so-called trick on the side, as a way of supplementing a low income. The same institute estimates that every sixth Ukrainian sex-worker is a minor.