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Shooting down drones: A new line item for energy companies in Ukraine
Ukraine is turning to energy companies themselves to help defend the country’s power infrastructure from Russian drones, creating a system that lets businesses fund and operate air defence but not control when it is used. The shift comes as passive defences such as fortifications prove insufficient against sustained Russian
Ukraine’s next critical minerals opportunity may already be above ground
By Iryna Fedets, URN Correspondent Mountains of red mud, mine tailings, coal ash and metallurgical slag sprawl across Ukraine’s old industrial regions, the residue of decades of mining, metals production and Soviet-era heavy industry. Piled into dumps and tailings facilities and long treated as an environmental burden, that
Ukraine’s $28 billion demining challenge opens market for drones, sensors and AI
Ukraine’s vast mine-contamination problem is creating a market that extends well beyond traditional clearance, with investment opportunities emerging across drones, satellite imagery, sensors, artificial intelligence, mapping software, robotics and heavy equipment, according to a new report from Pravo Intelligence. Roughly 139,000 square kilometers, or about 25% of
Ukraine laying groundwork for post-war SMR buildout, private investment
Ukraine is laying the groundwork for small modular reactors to form part of its post-war energy buildout, with Kyiv advancing regulatory changes, evaluating reactor technologies and considering destroyed thermal power plants as possible SMR sites. The effort comes as Ukraine looks beyond replacing generating capacity destroyed during the war
Russian missile strike kills 2, partially halts output at ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih
A Russian missile strike on ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih has killed two people, injured 13 employees and contractors and forced the steelmaker to partially halt production, the company said. The attack, which hit the plant overnight on Aug. 15-16, damaged key facilities used in energy and blast furnace production. ArcelorMittal
