The numbers are all out there, behind 1 minutes of searching.
My wife's side of the family is entirely Russian, so I have some basic knowledge on the subject.
The numbers are all out there, behind 1 minutes of searching.
And they speak decidedly against your claims:
https://hdr.undp.org/system/files/documents/hdr2020.pdf
Ukraine's development ranking is classed as 'High', while Namibia and Zambia are both classed as 'Medium'.
My wife's side of the family is entirely Russian, so I have some basic knowledge on the subject
I have direct knowledge of the country as well. Your wife can say whatever she wants to say.
A handy report crafted by biased people in some unproductive sinecures, but the numbers really do speak for themselves.
Ukraine is a highly developed country, in some ways more than the U.S. Its people are certainly way more educated, on average.
If you can't get that part right, then I doubt you have much to tell us about the context of the war or whether Ukraine is an ally or not.