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The Independent UK
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Joe Middleton

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Ukraine war helps push 71 million into poverty due to soaring food and oil prices un says - Caught on Camera

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Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a further 71 million people have been dragged into poverty due to skyrocketing food and energy prices, according to a new UN report.

Just three months after Vladimir Putin’s forces invaded the neighbouring country in February, a staggering 51.6 million people were living off $1.90 (£1.60) a day or less, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has estimated.

An additional 20 million had slipped below the poverty line of $3.20 a day, said the UNDP.

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