Ukraine: passenger traffic down in January-October 2020

The number of passengers serviced by Ukrainian transport companies in January-October decreased by 53.7% (2.2-fold) YoY, to 41.8 billion passenger-kilometers, according to the data provided by the State Statistics Service. Over the reporting period, 2.13 passengers used the services of domestic transport companies, down by 39.8%. In particular, the number of passengers carried by rail…

Ukraine: defense industry reform under threat

Ukroboronprom, Ukraine’s state-owned defense concern, has released a public appeal to the President Volodymyr Zelensky, Prime Minister Denysh Shmyhal, National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksiy Danilov, and Rada Defense Committee Chair Oleksandr Zavitnevych, voicing “concern regarding the curtailment of Ukraine’s defense industry reform and interference into its economic activities by the Ministry of Strategic…

Ukraine: Infrastructure Ministry to improve railway safety management system

The draft resolution on approving new regulations on railway safety management system has been published on the website of the Infrastructure Ministry of Ukraine. The project envisages the introduction of a European-style railway traffic management system; approval of methodological recommendations for building a traffic safety management system at the enterprise; introduction of obligatory procedures for…