This opinion was expressed by Lyudmyla Cherenko, head of the living standards research sector at the Institute of Demography and Social Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine by way of comment on the data of the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology on the Ukrainian radio in the program "Today. In the Morning"
The poverty level in Ukraine fell to 12% in 2017, according to Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS), she said. For 10 years - until 2008 - the poverty level decreased to 11%.
"And this is one of the few, but important achievements of Ukraine over the years. In the last year the situation has improved and the poverty level has dropped to 12%,"
