Three -quarters of Ukrainians are divorced with loved ones because of the war - The Economist

According to military psychologist Denis Kulikov, separation from relatives and relatives has a significant impact on the Ukrainian army and the combat spirit of soldiers, because, although servicemen have the right to travel abroad, it is often difficult to obtain the necessary permits. Millions of broken and divorced families have appeared due to the full -scale invasion of Russian occupation troops in Ukraine. The Economist writes about it.

The publication refers to a survey conducted by the International Salvation Committee in 2024, according to which 74% of Ukrainians reported that they had been divorced with a close family member. "About 6 million Ukrainians, mostly women and children, have found shelter abroad. Another 3 million or more became internally displaced persons through hostilities. Summer parents and siblings were cut off from their relatives in the occupied territories; parents serving in the army.

On the moon, and since the army is stretched by new Russian offensive operations, home vacations are often postponed, "the material reads. Hundreds of thousands of such stories say such stories. For many parents, divorced with their children, years of video calls cannot compensate for the lack of physical, daily contact. Also, despite the fact that servicemen can travel outside the country, it is often difficult to obtain the necessary permits.

And this, in turn, has a significant impact on the morale of soldiers, explained The Economist military psychologist Denis Kulikov. According to him, after the fear of death, separation from the family is the second most common cause of the psychological disorder he deals with. "It affects the morale of soldiers, they are unhappy, sad, depressed, even prone to suicide. The soldier is upset that he cannot see his child for a long It ceases to obey orders, "Kulikov emphasized.