Ukrainian refugees after four years abroad. Fifth wave of research

Centre for Economic Strategy invites you to join the presentation of the new wave of research on the number of Ukrainian refugees abroad and their socio-economic state.

The event will take place on 26 February at 15:00 (CET)/16:00 (Kyiv time) on the Zoom platform.

In the fifth wave of our study, we update our estimates of the number of Ukrainian refugees abroad, analyze the departure of young people aged 18–22, and examine the factors influencing their willingness to return to Ukraine.

We also specifically analyze employment and income levels of Ukrainian refugees, as well as their readiness for a possible termination of temporary protection in host countries.

In this study, we draw on data from a representative survey conducted by the research agency Info Sapiens on behalf of the Centre for Economic Strategy in December 2025–January 2026.

Agenda (Kyiv time):

16:00–16:30 Presentation of the research findings, Iryna Ippolitova, Senior Researcher, Centre for Economic Strategy, Yeleazar Levchenko, Economist, Centre for Economic Strategy.

16:30–17:30 Comments and Q&A:

• Ella Libanova, Director of the Ptoukha Institute for Demography and Social Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;

• Olena Malynovska, Doctor of State Management, Senior Researcher at National Institute for Strategic Studies.

Moderator: Hlib Vyshlinsky, Executive Director of the Centre for Economic Strategy

The event will be held in Ukrainian with simultaneous interpretation into English.

We are grateful to the International Renaissance Foundation for its consistent support of all five waves of the research on Ukrainian refugees and for its continued attention to this topic.