Rebuilding a Nation — Post-War Ukraine and its Forthcoming Resurrection

Jordan Kovacsik
13 min readJun 6, 2024
kyiv monument bridge, the angle shows a horseman statue overlooking bogdan
Kyiv, Monument to Bogdan Khmelnitsky, Алексей Белобородов, via Wikimedia Commons

Witnessing the assault on Ukraine over the past two years has been nothing short of horrifying. The fact that in this day and age, a civilized society has to fight for its very existence is shameful. Yet here we are.

The war has stagnated. Russia has gained much in regard to support and supply, but they’re reportedly wasting the newly received munitions on well-dug-in and spread-out Ukrainian positions. And thankfully, for the most part, they still fail to coordinate their assets efficiently despite having a boon in ammo.

On the other side of the lines, many Ukrainian allies are staging to be dragged into the conflict. The French are suggesting boots on the ground, and the Germans are building factories on Ukrainian soil. Both of these moves would place EU assets in areas prone to Russian attack, which, if hit by Russians, would heighten public support for EU escalation and intervention.

Yet, in spite of the war lies Ukraine’s future–a future no doubt characterized by resilience and rebirth. The Ukrainians will live and thrive despite their proximity to tyranny. They’ve done it before without worldly support, and they will do it again; it’s only a matter of time.

Before the invasion, Ukraine was a flourishing nation renowned for IT outsourcing and…

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Jordan Kovacsik
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