Entire sections of the Ukrainian economy swallowed up by the war. Ukraine’s gross domestic product (GDP) collapsed by 29.1% in 2022 compared to the previous year, the Ukrainian State Committee for Statistics announced on Thursday (April 13th). Even if the country is supported by military and financial aid from the West, certain sectors have been particularly affected. THE building recorded a fall of 67.6% last year. The IMF estimates that, depending on the scenarios, the Ukrainian economy could evolve between a recession of 3% and growth of 1% in 2023. Follow our live.
New aid for kyiv. The World Bank said Wednesday that it would grant 200 million dollars to Ukraine to enable the country to restore its electricity network. The Russian campaign of destruction targeting the electricity network during the autumn and winter has taken down more than 50% of Ukrainian energy infrastructure, particularly in the east of the country, according to the institution.
kyiv accuses Moscow after a beheading video. An excruciating video showing the beheading of a suspected Ukrainian prisoner of war angered kyiv, prompting President Volodymyr Zelensky to speak out on Wednesday a new abuse of “monsters” russian. Russia called to check the“authenticity” of the video, she who usually rejects the charges of crimes brought against her soldiers.
Paris denies the deployment of French soldiers in Ukraine. “There are no French forces engaged in operation in Ukraine. The documents cited do not come from the French armies and are subject to caution”warned the Ministry of the Armed Forces, alluding to a apparent leak of classified US documents. “We do not comment on documents whose source and veracity are uncertain”he added.