In 2023 Ukraine’s gdp was 72% of what it was in 2021. Millions have either lost their jobs, or had their pay cut by struggling employers. the war has tipped many into poverty, especially those who were hard-pressed before, and above all those whose homes and livelihoods have been lost. Many of the pensioners there say that, far from getting help from their children, they are begging them for money. Some of those in need spend their days travelling around Kyiv picking up help from different humanitarian organisations. Is the war in Ukraine worth fighting for ?