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In February 2024, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed—a stark reminder of the war’s human cost. Beyond the battlefield, Ukraine's demographic landscape has been ravaged, with a significant decline in population—a 10 million decrease (almost a quarter since the war's onset), due largely to internal displacement and migration. The war has devastated cities like Mariupol, once home to half a million, leaving them in ruins under Russian control.