What Ukrainian workers face as the Russian invasion continues — and how this employer is trying to help

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BloombergMillions of Ukrainians have been forced to leave their country as the Russian invasion continues on.

While workers worldwide have faced an unprecedented era of economic and healthcare crises, those based in Ukraine are forced to endure an unthinkable calamity. 

Since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a “special military operation” in Eastern Ukraine on February 24, nearly 13 million people have been displaced, many leaving their families, their homes and any semblance of normalcy that remained. Within minutes of this declaration, the Russian invasion of Ukraine was under way, with airstrikes reported in the cities of Kyiv, Kharkiv and Dnipro.

Deanna Cuadra
Senior Reporter

Deanna Cuadra is a senior reporter at Employee Benefit News. Her work covers healthcare, U.S. policy and reform, challenges faced by women and parents in the workplace and innovation in work culture … Read full bio


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