A 1991, gwamnati ta sassauta mafi girma a cikin Tarayyar Soviet, kasancewar muhimmin masana'antu da aikin gona na tattalin arzikin da aka tsara na kasar. Tare da rushewar tsarin Soviet, kasar ta koma daga tattalin arzikin da aka tsara zuwa tattalin arzikin kasuwa. Sauye-sauyen ya kasance da wuya ga yawancin jama'a wanda ya shiga talauci. Tattalin arzikin Ukraine ya ragu sosai a cikin shekaru bayan rushewar Soviet. Rayuwar yau da kullum ga talakawan da ke zaune a Ukraine ya kasance gwagwarmaya.
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