It is estimated that everyone did not expect it
After the world thought the Ukraine crisis had ended
Russia would actually "blitz" Ukraine
24th local time
Russia is officially at war with Ukraine
At the same time, Belarus also joined the war
Four directions closed wrapped around the copy
At the same time, it is reported that the special forces of the Russian 76th Airborne Division have been stationed at Kiev International Airport
I've probably drawn a diagram here
I'll eat that at noon
Russian media reported that the Russian army had broken through the borders of Kharkiv Oblast
And landed in Odessa
By the time of checkout, the Russians had already taken the Ukrainian headquarters
meanwhile
Ukraine announced the closure of its entire territory
Russia has also closed its airspace in the areas bordering Ukraine
But this move is already a bit redundant
Because according to Russian media reports
The Russian army has paralyzed all the infrastructure and air defenses of the Ukrainian Air Force ...
Other than that
Major global stock indexes have suffered heavy losses
According to Wind data
As of closing
The three major U.S. stock indexes fell collectively
Dow Jones Industrial Index Down 1.38%
Nasdaq down 2.57%
The S&P 500 fell 1.84%
The UK FTSE 100, France's CAC40, Germany's DAX and Italy's MIB have all plummeted
As of now
Down 2.53%, 2.96%, 3.44%, 3.00% respectively
Russian MOEX down 45.22%
The contrast with the stock market is obvious
Precious metals and energy have risen sharply
Time
Buy gold in the North Market
South Market buys energy
Everyone seems to have a bright future
Only injured Ukraine
"Dominated" the market
But everything was lost
In the past, the "industrial power" is now at the mercy of others
Ukraine was once one of the most resource-rich countries in the world
As one of the top producers of cereals and soybeans
Ukraine was once known as the "granary of Europe"
Black soil accounts for 40% of the world's total black soil
Before the collapse of the Soviet Union
Ukraine is rich in mineral raw material bases, mechanical engineering, steel production, mines and large shale gas mines
It has a large-scale and complete industrial system
Produced 25% of the grain of the whole Soviet Union
40% of steel production
It can build the world's largest transport aircraft with the largest carrying capacity
Possesses the world's third-largest nuclear weapon
It was the second republic in the Soviet economy after Russia
At the time of independence in 1991
It has a population of 52 million
With more than 600,000 square kilometers of land, Ukraine remains Europe's undisputed powerhouse
But 30 years passed
Ukraine, which once accounted for 0.41% of the world's GDP, accounted for only 0.18%
The population fell from 52 million to more than 44 million
GDP per capita was $3,425
Less than 35% of Russia's
Not even as good as Mongolia
The total value is only $156 billion
Singapore, which is 1/828 of Ukraine, has an area
GDP is twice as large as it is
Today, Ukraine's exports are ranked highest in metallurgy, agricultural products, minerals, animal and vegetable oils and fats
Once highly industrialized, the CIS is the second largest country
It has become an economy that relies on commodities and agricultural exports
It became the poorest country in Europe certified by the International Monetary Fund
It has become a typical example of deindustrialization
Why is it that the king fried with four twos can also be beaten poorly
Ukraine's decay is not a cold day
In 1991
After the first president, Kravchuk, quickly implemented a market economy at home
Post-independence Ukraine became a paradise for oligarchs
In their hands
State-owned assets have been sold at a frantic price, or even transferred to foreign capital almost free of charge
The original industrial system was destroyed by the US dollar
Collusive oligarchs and politicians hold the ukrainian regime firmly in place
Every President of Ukraine since Kravchuk
Behind them are the shadows of oligarchs
Some are even oligarchs themselves
From 1991 to 1995
Ukraine's GDP growth rate is -12%, -12.5%, -7.2%, -24.3%, -12.0%, respectively
Shrunk by two-thirds
Even Ukrainian residents fled in large numbers
It is also difficult to maintain a per capita GDP of only $1,500
At one point it fell to less than $900
Inflation once reached an exaggerated 4734.91%
At the same time, international floating capital and foreign capital have a large number of high-quality Ukrainian assets and currencies
Minister of Economy, Trade and Agriculture milovanov of Ukraine said
Since 1999
Half of Ukraine's state-owned agricultural land was lost
Up to 600,000-700,000 hectares
The area is equivalent to the size of two Israels
And these "foreign forces"
It has also begun to continuously leverage the original political ecology of Ukraine
During Poroshenko's reign
The cabinet is not only full of foreigners
Even important positions such as finance minister are held by "foreigners"
Poroshenko's reason for this is to "learn from foreign experiences."
Ukrainian Minister of Finance at the time, Yalesiko, had dual U.S.-Ukrainian citizenship
Under the economic guidance of foreign bureaucrats
Ukraine's inflation rate climbed rapidly to 48.7 percent.
The size of the economy is facing the largest contraction since the 90s .
Shrinking by nearly 10% over the entire 15 years
The financial sector is on the verge of collapse
Financial aid from the International Monetary Fund and Western countries became a lifesaver for the Ukrainian government
A large number of loans to "tear down the east wall to make up for the west wall"
And the borrowed money not only brings huge interest on debt
As a result, Ukraine is once again plunged into a sovereign debt crisis
It has also become a perfect excuse for the West to exert pressure on economic and trade issues to make profits
At the Ukraine-EU summit in October 2020
Borell, senior agent for Ukraine's foreign and security policy, said bluntly
"The EU has not aided Ukraine at all
Instead, Ukraine became the ATM of Europe."
Ukrainian voters who are eventually tired of oligarchy
The greatest art of political satire of the century has been developed
The revenge elected Zelenskiy, a comedian, to be president
It also completely turned Ukrainian politics into a farce that is not worth it
Oligarchs fleeing Ukraine
Did the comedians come to power make the country better?
Apparently not
Under the rule of the political amateur Zelenskiy
Corruption in Ukraine is even worse
Engaging in anti-Russian activities and rendering the Russian threat theory has become the most stable cash flow
Aid money from the Eu is remitted in large amounts to high-level private accounts
Even army aid was sold directly for cash
Even the understanding king could not look at it anymore
Daniel Gertemantsev, chairman of the Parliamentary Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy Committee of the Servants of the People, has said before
Corruption in the tax office has reached its "highest point"
Ukraine's budget costs $12 billion a year as a result
These treat anti-Russians as business
What about the well-earned oligarchs and parliamentarians in the face of Russian-Ukrainian tensions?
Russian Television Today and Ukrainian Pravda reported on the 13th
In recent days, one of Ukraine's richest people is "fleeing" Ukraine en masse
On the 13th alone, about 20 chartered and private planes took off from the capital Kiev
Including Ukraine's richest man, Rinat Akmetov
The second richest man, steel magnate Victor Pinchuk
Displayed in the data of the 24-hour flight radar website
As of the evening of the 13th, when the flight was out of service
The 100 richest people in Ukraine have "fled" 96 people
On the morning of the 14th, the Kiev House met
More than twenty members of parliament had to suspend the meeting because they were only present
It is said that more than half of the parliamentarians are infected with the new crown
But it was debunked by the media
It was because a large number of parliamentarians fled with Western diplomats to Lviv or abroad
At the same time, at least $12.5 billion of funds fled
As for Ukraine, which they left behind
Inflation has been above 10% since last July
Consumer prices also rose 10 percent for the full year last year.
The economic growth rate is not even 3%.
The currency continues to depreciate
Financial markets are locked down
Even have to admit the legalization of Bitcoin
At the same time, the new version of Ukraine's annual budget deficit in 2020 will reach 7.5% of GDP.
Government departments are highly corrupt, inefficient, grey economies are prevalent, and currency controls prevail
These are the reasons why Ukraine has been difficult to attract excellent foreign investment for many years
This group of officials is in the face of a decadent economic situation
The only thing that will be done is to raise the flag and preach the Russian threat
to cover up their own incompetence
Anti-Russian became politically correct in Ukrainian politics
After Russia and Ukraine drifted apart
The Soviet Union once left an energy transportation network that could earn money lying around
With a unique geographical advantage
It has also been worn away by decades of decades of economic decline
To this day
Russia and Ukraine officially went to war
The two sides eventually moved towards outright confrontation
I am afraid that Ukraine itself could not have predicted it
The Russia that it once used to use as a bargaining chip against the West
It was really necessary to come with the sound of cannon fire in the sky
Similar to the blitzkrieg eighty years ago —
That also took place in Kiev's unprecedented siege
The three armies swept across the Great Plains of Ukraine like a raging wind
Only this time
The soldiers turned against each other and became their own brothers
It is no longer the heroic Red Army soldiers who defend their homeland
It's just that this rise and fall is a war of suffering for the people
I don't know if it is the end of a mess in Ukraine
Or is it just the beginning