Kiev - Post Report Question and Answers
What is the relative size of the expatriate community? How would you describe overall morale among expatriates?
Overall morale was good, but COVID made it less so. - May 2021
Large - in the thousands. Many are men who have been here forever and are married to Ukrainian women. Morale is generally very high. - May 2017
I don't have a sense of the overall size, but it's not small but also not huge. Expats generally really love it, and many of the non-Embassy expats have stayed around for a while, often much longer than they originally intended. - Nov 2016
Morale is very high. It is hard for me to judge the overall size, but it is a good-sized community with lots of organizations, things to do, etc. The Kiev Expats facebook group is very helpful to get local tips from other expats. - Jul 2016
Pretty large; morale seems good. Lots of people extend. It's a hardship post, but a fairly easy one. - Nov 2015
American morale is fine, especially once the winter is over. - Jun 2015
The size is fairly big and the morale dips considerable in the winter. - Apr 2014
It is an average size, but we are definitely growing. - Apr 2013
Large. - Apr 2013
Medium. - Feb 2013
Very large. - Jul 2012
Large. Lots of Americans, Germans, French... - Aug 2009
Very large. - Apr 2008
Pretty sizable embassy - a large number of other expats. I suggest IWICK (an international women's group) if you want to branch out from the embassy community. - Apr 2008
Large. Many countries have missions here and there is a large expat business community as well. - Feb 2008
