MOSCOW, June 30. /TASS/. Head of Ukraine’s Migration Policy Office Vasily Voskoboynik has stated that Ukraine’s population is falling at an alarming rate, calling it a catastrophe.
"Every year, Ukraine’s population is shrinking by 300,000 people, without taking military casualties into account," he said during an appearance on the YouTube channel Superposition. "I believe this is a dire situation," he noted.
In addition, he said that millions of Ukrainians are currently abroad and are unlikely to return because they have already settled there; furthermore, a new wave of labor migration is expected once the hostilities end. "Many men will leave to join their families and will not want to return either, which will lead to a shortage of workers," the expert noted.
"Who will be working in Ukraine in 10 to 20 years? The government needs to establish transparent rules and controlled conditions to attract migrant workers from abroad," Voskoboynik noted.
Earlier, Verkhovna Rada member Dmitry Razumkov said that only 10% of Ukrainian refugees are willing to return to the country once hostilities end.
