2.a case study - UKRAINE

Question 1

impact on people

Answer 1

• approx - 1.5 million of Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts - IDPS - they fled homes
• further 600,000 moved to neighbouring countries
• evacuees moved into bonded summer camps, huts and villages for sanctuary - lack of food and water along with heath services - made the vulnerable more vunerable
• 7,000 death and 13,000 injuries
• town of Debalster - bombed resulting in damage to houses, services and important rail links for goods

Question 2

impact on place

Answer 2

in ukraine :
- Donesk airport - main area of heavy fighting
- rockets fired at main military hubs
-Donbass industial and residential area - loss power and source of food, water and gas
- industrial plant - damaged coal mine
- areas of forest destroyed - other on fire or been trampled
outside Ukraine :
- economic sanctions by EU and USA which increased prices of fuel
- Nato increases strength in countries under threat.

Question 3

ethnic/linguistic differences

Answer 3

Crimea - 60% Russian speaking
Feb 2014 Pro EU tries to ban Russian language and make Ukrainian sole language
this challenges sov as trying to control the people

Question 4

• political instability and disagreement

Answer 4

internal political divisions
pro Russian outed from presidency
2004 - orange revolution
= shows corruption and not economically equal - causes ethnic split

Question 5

• weak gov

Answer 5

yanukovic kicked out of power and forced to flee as people tried to over throw him - challenges power of gov.
EU maiden riots - protests against gov. as don’t want to be part of Russia
Russia tried to buy them - they needed the money

Question 6

military actions

Answer 6

2014 March 1st - Russia parliement approved the use of force across Ukraine
USa then got involved - they flouted international laws and wanted them to pull back - Putin didn’t