The losses, the damage, the insurance and the war.
Anastasia Radina, head of the Ukrainian parliament's anti-corruption committee called for the resignation of Defense Minister Rustem Umerov after he fired the head of the Defense Procurement Agency (DPA), Maryna Bezrukova. Pro-reform lawmakers and anti-corruption activists are accusing Umerov of attempting to undermine the independence
European officials are pushing the new US administration under President Donald Trump to commit to security guarantees for Ukraine amid diplomatic efforts to end the Russian invasion, unnamed sources told Bloomberg. European allies generally agree with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that US troops' involvement in any future peacekeeping forces
International businesses are ready to invest in Ukraine's war-torn economy, but would first need security guarantees from Kyiv, the country's Minister of Economy Yulia Svyrydenko said in an interview with Bloomberg. Ukraine offers a wide range of opportunities for investors, spanning from reconstruction to growth
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
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
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
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
