The Ukrainian currency has collapsed against the US$, while the Ruble has rallied strongly. Rising nominal wages during high inflation can mean falling real wages. If its so "easily verifiable" where are your sources? I have had this gambit tried on me before and when I push for sources I get crickets. Ukraine's GDP per capita PPP is half that of Russia (World Bank Data), and Ukraine has an even worse income inequality issue than Russia!
The country average (median is not mean) wage stats is openly available and is easily verifiable.
The Ukrainian currency has collapsed against the US$, while the Ruble has rallied strongly. Rising nominal wages during high inflation can mean falling real wages. If its so "easily verifiable" where are your sources? I have had this gambit tried on me before and when I push for sources I get crickets. Ukraine's GDP per capita PPP is half that of Russia (World Bank Data), and Ukraine has an even worse income inequality issue than Russia!