Thread by @StatistaCharts

#Russia's invasion of #Ukraine has dominated feeds for 22 days, making it hard at times to focus on the facts. This thread will take you through some of the charts we have created to help cut through the noise and take a look at the numbers behind the story.

As of today, almost three million people have left Ukraine, according to data from the @Refugee.

U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield had told the body’s General Assembly last week that the number of Ukrainian refugees could top five million in the case of a full-fledged invasion that the world is witnessing now.

Aside from oil, gas and several precious metals, Russia is also a major producer of wheat. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Russia produced 86 million tonnes of the popular grain in 2020, trailing only China and India.

One of the most significant shockwaves to be felt outside of Ukraine since the Russian invasion isn't in Europe, but in Africa.

Residents of Greece would have had to pay approximately six percent of their average monthly wage for a full tank of gas this past Monday due to the price hike connected to Russia's continued invasion of Ukraine. This is the highest figure among all OECD countries.

The price of gasoline in the United States has been climbing as markets are in turmoil following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Additionally, the Biden administration's embargo on Russian oil is expected to cause drivers even more pain at the pump.

How hard would a ban from these countries hit the Russian economy? As our chart using the latest UN Comtrade data shows, the combined effect of a US-EU import stop would be significant despite China being the largest recipient of Russian oil by a large margin.

After the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces, Europe is at risk of sliding into an energy crisis triggered by much of the continent’s reliance on Russian gas, which arrives via pipelines.

The Russian government has in the last couple of years increased their attempts to censor the internet’s front page, Google.

нет войне - translated "No war" or "No to war"! Under this slogan, Russians have been demonstrating against the invasion of Ukraine since February 24. And this despite the fact that they expose themselves to considerable dangers.

Russian billionaires have seen their fortunes dwindle in a major way since the country started its invasion of Ukraine. On March 3, the net worth of the Russian ultra-rich listed on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index was a combined $88 billion lower than it had been on February 23.

While the word has become a source of dispute after the Russian invasion of Ukraine that entailed heightened scrutiny of Russia’s ultra-wealthy, it is true that Russian billionaires are outstandingly rich compared to the size of the Russian economy that generated that wealth.

In the wake of its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has become the most-sanctioned country in the world with 5,581 sanctions currently in place.

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