Olena Zelenska Warns of Crisis as War Birth Rates Reach Record Lows

Olena Zelenska and Ella Libanova warn of a severe demographic crisis as birth rates in Ukraine and Russia plummet during four years of war.Ukraine has lost approximately 10 million people since Vladimir Putin initiated the invasion in 2022, resulting in the lowest birth rates in decades.Russia is also recording its fewest annual births since 1999 while facing labor shortages and long-term economic instability following the conflict.