Ukraine: exports down in H1 2023

In January-June, exports of goods from Ukraine amounted to $19.4 billion, or 85.7% of last year’s figure, the State Statistics Service reported. “In the first half of 2023, the export of goods amounted to $19,406.9 million, or 85.7% against the first half of 2022, and imports – to $30,447.3 million, or 120.7%,” the report says.…

Ukraine: ZNPP loses power from main line

On the night of August 10, Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP), temporarily seized by Russian troops, lost power from the main 750 kV external power line, Energoatom reported. After that, ZNPP had to switch to the only available backup line of 330 kV, the disconnection of which threatened ZNPP to lose external power (blackout). “In…