Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Thirty-five years after independence, Ukraine has spent a third of its existence under Russian attack. Now, four years into Putin's full-scale invasion, the Kremlin is grappling with serious economic problems as Ukraine inflicts significant damage on targets inside Russia. Bloomberg's Melanie Boeff reports. #ukraine #russia #putin #news

Read more: bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-08-21/how-putin-s-war-shapes-ukraine-35-years-after-independence-in-1991

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