Ukraine was the 15th most miserable country in the world in 2014, according to Business Insider.
The rating notes that Ukraine’s level of inflation equaled 12.1 percent, and the unemployment rate was 8.8 percent. The Ukrainian economy was also been affected by an economic crisis after Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea.
In 2014, Ukraine’s GDP fell by 6.8 percent. Business Insider also cites corruption and inefficient reforms that “continue to hold back the country.”
Nevertheless, according to the Ukrainian State Statistics Service, September 2015 marked the second month in row when prices on consumer goods decreased.
Here is today's map of the security situation in eastern Ukraine, according to the National Security and Defense Council (CLICK TO ENLARGE):
