Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, more than 63,000 energy infrastructure facilities in Ukraine have been damaged by massive strikes and targeted attacks, the Ministry of Energy reports. “Over the three years of full-scale war, more than 63,000 energy infrastructure facilities have been damaged. In 2024 alone, massive strikes and daily…
President Volodymyr Zelensky displayed the best models of drones produced by the Ukrainian defense industry to Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever and representatives of ten Belgian defense companies. These advanced drones are currently in active use on the battlefield. The Head of State highlighted the significance of collaboration between the defense industries of Ukraine…
The Cabinet of Ministers is pressing ahead with its deregulation reform. At a meeting on April 8, the Government adopted a series of decisions, abolishing over 200 instruments of state regulation. “Business deregulation is a key focus of our economic policy. Today, the Government has abolished more than 200 instruments at once – permits, certificates,…
In January-March, Ukrainian defense industry companies obtained preferential loans worth UAH 463 million, the Ukrainian Strategic Industries Ministry said on Facebook. “During 2025, seven loans were provided, totaling UAH 463 million. Currently, more than 10 loans have been approved, and more than 70 applications are pending at different stages,” the report states. At the moment,…
Over the past week, within the framework of the Government’s Affordable Loans at 5-7-9% programme, entrepreneurs received 331 preferential loans from authorised banks totalling UAH 2.2 billion, including 67 loans from state-owned banks amounting to UAH 0.5 billion. During the period of martial law in Ukraine, 75,968 loans have been issued for UAH 297.3 billion…
The Chornobyl exclusion zone has potential for renewable energy projects, Pierre Elbrun, the French President’s Special Envoy for Assistance and Reconstruction of Ukraine, has declared. “I am interested in reviewing solar energy projects. My visit to Chornobyl will allow me to better understand how to use the potential of the exclusion zone in the energy…
On April 3, in Kyiv, the Minister of Finance of Ukraine Sergii Marchenko and the Government Commissioner for Public Debt Management Yuriy Butsa met with the Vice President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Matteo Patrone, Managing Director for Ukraine and Moldova Arvid Tuerkner and other representatives of the Bank. The parties…