The losses, the damage, the insurance and the war.
Ukraine's demining technology company Rovertech said it has set a new landmine clearing record in Ukraine of 10 hectares per day. To achieve the record, Rovertech used its compact demining machine Zmiy, with a team of five people and 10–12 hours of work.
Ukraine's agricultural producer MHP said on Wednesday it has been targeted by the largest cyber attack in its history. As a result of the attack, part of MHP's IT infrastructure was not working and the shipment of products was taking place in a limited capacity.
Ukraine's Deputy Defense Minister Serhiy Boev met with the special envoy of the president of France for assistance and reconstruction of Ukraine, Pierre Heilbronn, to discuss plans for industrial cooperation in the defense industry. Boev highlighted the defense sector priorities for 2025 — including air defense systems and interceptors
Shield AI, a US-based defense technology firm co-founded by former Navy Seal Brandon Tseng, has begun training with Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) and opened an office in Kyiv. The training will prepare the USF for deploying V-BATs to the frontlines. The drones are a next-generation vertical take-off
The use of explosive weapons in southern regions of Ukraine have caused significant environmental degradation, according to a study by the Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS) and Norwegian People's Aid (NPA). The study assessed two areas in the Kherson and Mykolaiv regions using a combination of remote sensing,
DTEK Energy, a thermal power engineering arm of Ukraine's largest private power producer DTEK, said it had invested an estimated UAH 11 billion ($260 million) of its own funds in the restoration of thermal power plants (TPPs) and the operation of mines in 2024. By the end of
Ukraine's second-largest mobile operator, Vodafone Ukraine, said it has reached an agreement with 49% of its eurobond holders to delay repayment by two years until February 2027. A special committee representing 31% of bondholders and another individual bondholder, collectively holding 49% of the bonds, had approved Vodafone Ukraine&
Russia launched a mass missile attack on Ukraine on Wednesday, including Kh-101, Kh-22, and Kalibr cruise missiles, the Ukrainian Air Force reported. The Air Force tracked around 117 enemy air targets, including 77 that were shot down.
Metinvest, Ukraine's largest steelmaker, confirmed it has suspended operations at its Pokrovsk coal mine in the southeast of Ukraine amid shifting frontlines, power outages, and worsening security conditions. "The full impact of this suspension on the Group is currently being assessed. The asset's facilities remain
Ukraine's European allies are growing becoming cautiously optimistic that US President-elect Donald Trump will not pressure Kyiv into early negotiations with Russia, unnamed European officials said. The development comes after several rounds of private talks with members in Trump's administration, where European allies advocated for ongoing
Ukraine has halted production at Pokrovsk coal mine, its sole supplier of coking coal for the country's steel industry, due to the advancing Russian forces, Reuters reported , citing two unnamed industry sources. "They have all stopped working now," one source said. "There's no
McGill and Partners, Lloyd's Lab insuretech FortuneGuard, and ARX have partnered to launch a Ukraine War Risk Insurance Facility for commercial property and investments with $50 million limit per risk. The new limit is higher than existing ceiling for insurance, which provides "an unprecedented way and addressing
Ukrainian company A3tech-Ukraine has completely localized the production of demining machines of the Croatian company DOK-ING, according to government officials. The company tested the first localized demining machine in the spring last year, said Ukraine Deputy Minister of Economy Ihor Bezkaravayny. "It was then that plans were announced to
The Russian forces said they have captured the "important logistics hub" of Kurakhove in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region. The capture of the key industrial town Kurakhove would deprive Ukraine of "the ability of shelling peaceful residents of Donetsk … with artillery systems," said the Russian
The war in Ukraine has serious affected the psychological well-being and academic performance of medical students in the country, a study from Ukraine's I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University showed. Some 62.5% of students reported signs of stress, 59.6% suffered anxiety, and 58.8% displayed symptoms
The European Investment Bank (EIB) said it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) to protect its investments in the country from fraud and corruption. The MoU envisages enhanced information sharing and joint investigations between the EIB and SBI and introduces
