(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukraine’s Prime Minister has ordered a full accounting of progress on national resilience plans, demanding a clear picture of completed tasks, the most serious risks and areas requiring urgent reinforcement by the end of this week. Sergiy Koretskyi said he had convened a meeting of responsible ministriesContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukraine’s long range Flamingo cruise missile costs six times less than the American Tomahawk, the head of manufacturer Fire Point has said, as the country rapidly expands its domestic precision strike capability. Each Flamingo missile carries 1,150 kilogrammes of explosives, enough to penetrate concrete walls, and isContinue Reading
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Ukrainian defence technology firm UForce has signed an agreement with American shipbuilder ReconCraft to manufacture Magura maritime drones in the United States. The deal was formalised at the Ukrainian embassy in Washington and marks the first time the Ukrainian government has officially approved production of the MaguraContinue Reading
(GENEVA, SWITZERLAND) – Ukraine has called on the World Trade Organization to help restore safe shipping in the Black Sea, warning that Russian attacks on port infrastructure and foreign civilian vessels carrying Ukrainian farm products pose a serious threat to the global trading system and food price stability. Ukraine’s PermanentContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukrainian officials and their family members declared cryptocurrency holdings worth nearly 839 million hryvnias, equivalent to approximately $20.5 million (around £16.1 million or €18.8 million), in their 2025 asset declarations, with the most valuable crypto assets reported by officials based in the capital. The National Agency onContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Total deposits held by individuals in Ukrainian banks reached 1,749.2 billion hryvnias as of 1 July 2026, an increase of 131.5 billion hryvnias from the start of the year, as confidence in the banking system held firm through the first half. Data released by the Deposit GuaranteeContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has committed more than €1.4 billion (around $1.53 billion or £1.2 billion) to projects in Ukraine since the start of this year, covering energy, transport and critical infrastructure recovery with concrete results expected before the end of 2026. Prime MinisterContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – The Allseeds group, one of Ukraine’s largest producers and exporters of vegetable oils and oilseed meals, has suspended operations in the Odesa region, citing a sharp rise in security risks from Russian missile and drone attacks on port and logistics infrastructure. The company made the announcement inContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Global food security faces a renewed threat from Russian actions blocking grain shipments from the Black Sea region, with several import dependent nations across the Middle East and North Africa at risk of rising food costs. President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video address that deliberate RussianContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Agricultural production at Ukrainian enterprises grew by 7 percent in the first half of 2026 compared to the same period a year earlier, while the wider sector recorded an overall decline driven by a sharp drop in output from small household farms. Data released by the StateContinue Reading
