From Bombs to Breadlines: The Ripple Effects of the Russia-Ukraine War

The Russia-Ukraine war is not merely a regional conflict that is limited to the borders of Eastern Europe; it is a seismic event that has reverberated across continents. The devastation caused by war — as evidenced by the bombed-out cities and the fractured families — is merely a portion of the true narrative. The ripples felt in global breadlines, energy crises, and a world order under duress are equally devastating, despite being less visible.

The conflict in Ukraine has evolved into a bleak struggle for survival. Millions of individuals have been compelled to evacuate entire districts in Kyiv, Mariupol, and Kharkiv, which have been reduced to rubble. A generation of children who are growing up in refugee camps, their lives forever altered by a conflict they did not choose, is among those displaced. According to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Anne Applebaum, “The genuine peril of this conflict is not merely its violence, but the enduring scars it inflicts on Ukrainian society — scars that will require generations to heal.”

The human toll is staggering. Mothers and children are forced to navigate uncertain futures as refugees in…