According to the Ministry of Development, 2025 has been a pivotal year for distributed generation, enabling communities to maintain autonomy and ensure continued access to heat and water, even in the event of disruptions to the country’s main infrastructure. During…
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Wind farm construction accelerates: Ukraine has built 324 MW of wind power in 2025.
Since the start of 2025, Ukraine has added 324 MW of new wind capacity, following 248 MW that was developed over the previous two years, said Andriy Konechenkov, head of the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association. He noted that about 40% of this year’s capacity is already…
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Businesses in Ukraine are expanding their industrial capacity: In the Ternopil region, a cereal plant has increased its product offerings, and in Volyn region, a non-energy-dependent poultry processing complex is planned.
The Ternopil cereal plant EKOR TZ modernized its production in 2025 and added a line for the production of six types of instant cereals. This new production line will produce wheat, buckwheat, barley, peas, and two kinds of oat flakes. “For us, this is not just a new…
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In 2025, agricultural production in Ukraine declined by 6.6%.
According to the State Statistics Service, for eleven months of 2025 the agricultural production index in Ukraine was 93.4% compared to the same period last year (-6.6%). Specifically, crop production fell by 7.3%, and livestock production decreased by 3.8%. In…
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Raising salaries and enhancing recruitment: Developments in Ukraine’s employment market.
According to Yulia Zhovtyak, Director of the State Employment Service, 56% of Ukrainian employers intend to increase their employees’ salaries by an average of 10-20% next year, as reported during the 2025 labor market study presentation and the 2026 forecast. There is…
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The EU has agreed that a reparations loan is Ukraine’s only viable option.
At the Brussels summit, European leaders decided to develop a 2026-2027 financing plan for Ukraine, with the intent of using frozen Russian assets rather than joint EU borrowing, according to Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. However, this does not yet mean the…
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Under the SAFE security program, Ukraine will receive €5B from the EU.
Countries from the European Union are expected to provide approximately €5B in defense contracts and support for Ukraine through the SAFE (Security Action for Europe) program, European Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius said in Brussels on December 18….
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Ukraine will not surrender the Donbas, and the US is searching for a compromise.
President Zelenskyy said that the withdrawal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the Donbas is Russia’s main demand in negotiations, but this condition is unacceptable to Ukraine. Therefore, the US is now exploring a compromise that could satisfy both sides. The US has…
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Kupyansk and Pokrovsk: Updates from Ukraine’s most intense battle zones.
Ukraine’s military, through active search and strike operations, has driven Russian forces out of Kupyansk, Kharkiv region, securing control over nearly 90% of the city, according to Oleksandr Syrsky, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces. He noted that Russia…
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The US and Europe have developed a security guarantee package for Ukraine to support any future peace treaty with Russia.
The document details a multi-layered defense system and the West’s willingness to intervene if Russia were to invade again following a potential ceasefire. Under this plan, Ukraine’s military – composed of 800,000 soldiers – will serve as the primary line of…
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