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Damage to businesses in Ukraine rises nearly twice as fast as overall war toll, KSE says
Damage to Ukrainian businesses has risen nearly twice as fast as the country’s overall war-damage bill, according to the latest assessment by the KSE Institute. Damage to enterprise assets jumped 28% to $18.4 billion as of February 2026 from the institute's previous assessment at the
War in Ukraine moves materials on scale of global cement trade, study finds
Russia’s war in Ukraine is mobilising industrial materials on a scale comparable with major commodity markets, placing heavy demands on some of the same supply chains critical to the country’s reconstruction, according to a new study. The researchers estimate that the war can mobilise 8 million to 10
Strike destroys Kyiv warehouse that supplied Fayni Lyodu ice cream to 12 cities
A Russian attack has destroyed Ukrainian ice cream producer Fayni Lyodu’s distribution warehouse in Kyiv, disrupting a logistics hub that supplied the capital and 12 other cities, the company said. The warehouse was destroyed during Russia’s overnight attack on the night of Aug. 20, along with tonnes of
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