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Hundreds of Russian Villages Disappear as Birth Rate Plummets, by Cassy Cooke – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Hundreds of Russian Villages Disappear as Birth Rate Plummets, by Cassy Cooke

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Empty baby beds stand in the maternity ward of a hospital (a spokesperson for the hospital asked that the hospital not be named). Six days after Farai Chideya took her adopted newborn child home from a hospital, she was forced to give him back to his birth mother. Source: WJCT Public Media

According to Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service, hundreds of Russian villages have disappeared over the last year, as the population in Russia continues to shrink.

Key Takeaways:

  • At least 266 settlements and villages have disappeared over the last year in Russia.

  • Russia has been experiencing widespread population decline.

  • The issue of plummeting birth rates has become a global crisis.

The Details:

The Ukraine Foreign Intelligence Service reported that 266 villages in Russia have essentially disappeared, with the regions of Kostroma and Novgorod most heavily affected. …

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