News about logistics and infrastructure related to the reconstruction of Ukraine.
Ukraine's government is ready to sell state-owned Sense Bank as well as to consider divesting its stake in Ukrnafta, the largest oil company in the country, Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko told Forbes Ukraine in an interview. "We are ready to privatize Sense Bank, as well as consider
German steel company Saarsthal has started delivery of 20,000 tons of railway tracks to Ukraine, whose production was supported by a €37.6 million concessional loan from the French Treasury. Saarsthal has manufactured the tracks at the Hayange and Ascoval sites in northern and eastern France, with shipments continuing
Ukraine has completed the modernization of the Luzhanka border control post with Hungary with the support of The US Agency for International Development's Economic Resilience Activity (ERA). Key upgrades include road surface repairs, updated road markings, and the installation of new modular facilities for border and customs officials,
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 European Investment Bank (EIB) said it will provide €16.5 million for the renewal of urban public transport in the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Odesa. The funding will support the acquisition of new buses, dual trolleybuses, trams, spare parts, and maintenance equipment.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said it is lending a total of €480 million to Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) to procure electric locomotives and small-scale power generation. Of the total, €300 million will be allocated to Ukrainian Railways to finance the acquisition of electric locomotives to ensure stable
Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) said it has asked its Eurobond holders to postpone to 2026 coupon payments due in January and July 2025, totaling $83 million. The deferred payments will ease the liquidity burden, enabling stable passenger and cargo transport, infrastructure maintenance, and traffic safety, the state-run railway company said.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Friday it is reallocating part of a Ukraine roads loan to direct €267 million for reconstruction works on the M-06 highway connecting Kyiv with Slovakia and Hungary. With the total reallocation, the EBRD will fund emergency repairs on sections of
Ukraine's southern region of Kherson has attracted €4 million in international aid for the reconstruction of water supply systems, Head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration Oleksandr Prokudin said on Tuesday. Prokudin made the announcement following a meeting with representatives of VNG International - the International Cooperation Agency
The European Investment Bank (EIB) said on Friday it has provided over €60 million in EU guarantee-backed funding to support the reconstruction of Ukraine's transport infrastructure. Of the total, €43.5 million will go towards the reconstruction of the Kyiv-Chernihiv-Novi Yarylovychi section of the M01 highways, while the
The ongoing war in Ukraine has left over 6 million people without access to clean water, highlighting the impact of Russian invasion on the country's already-vulnerable water security, a study published by ScienceDirect shows. Ukraine's internal water resources are limited, with only 28.6% of its
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Saturday that 15 out of 20 civilian airports in the country have been damaged since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022. Shmyhal said it is currently impossible to partially open Ukraine's airspace, which has been closed since February 2022,
The European Union (EU) has granted a total of €52 million for four projects aimed at the development and modernization of Ukraine's transport infrastructure. The funding will be used for the modernization of the railway and checkpoints, as well as river and air navigation infrastructure. The beneficiaries are
Gazprom's internal plans for next year outline a base-case scenario with no more gas flows to Europe through Ukraine after Dec. 31, when Russia's gas transit deal with Ukraine is set to expire, Reuters reported, citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter. Ukraine has said
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that 321 infrastructure facilities in the country's ports have been damaged by Russian strikes since July 2023. The total includes 20 foreign civilian vessels, while more than 60 targeted strikes were aimed specifically at food infrastructure, Zelensky said at the third
Ukraine is expected to resume operations at Lviv or Boryspil international airports by the end of January 2025, the Kyiv Independent reported on Thursday, citing Marsh McLennan Senior Partner Crispin Ellison. It would be easier to provide insurance arrangements for aviation if aircraft start flying from Lviv, but Ukraine'
