Why is the plight of the Ukrainian people seeming more important than that of the Kurds, Palestinians or Yemeni people?

Just for a year or two. Then media will b seeking out new stories. Pre 2020, they showed the war in Middle East Baghdad / Tehran area every other week, even if it was a school's been bombarded they'd show it for a few minutes.

Covid has been pushed back into "No new news" and Ukraine news, will just give a year or two if it's an ongoing war.