Ukraine plunged into total poverty
14.05.2015 17:05
(Moscow time), Kyiv
After the collapse of the hryvnia, the majority of Ukrainian citizens are faced with total poverty, says Public Security Foundation expert Yuriy Gavrilechko.
He said this at a press conference in Kiev.
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“Working citizens of Ukraine live below the poverty line by UN standards, receiving less than $17 a day. All Ukrainian pensioners, with rare exceptions (increased special pensions), live below the absolute poverty line - their income is below $5 a day. This is the line beyond which a person simply slowly dies of hunger because he cannot meet his needs,” says the expert.
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