The plan includes the deployment of the Sky Shield system and interceptor drones, which are being co-developed by Kyiv and London. Ukrainian experts have accumulated significant expertise during the ongoing conflict and are collaborating with partners such as the UK and…
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Amid Russian aggression, NATO is deploying an anti-drone system that has been tested in Ukraine along its eastern flank.
Poland and Romania have started deploying a new system designed to defend against Russian drones after several incursions into NATO airspace. The system is the American Merops system, compact enough to fit in the back of a pickup truck. It can detect, track, and destroy…
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Ukrainian oligarchs have been ordered by a London court to pay $3B in a fraud case.
A London judge mandated that two former Ukrainian billionaires pay over $3B after finding them liable for a fraud that caused billions in losses to the state-owned lender Privatbank. The bank sued Igor Kolomoisky and Gennady Bogolyubov in 2017, accusing the former…
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Michael D Higgins leaves Áras on last day as Irish president
PA MediaMichael D Higgins says serving as Ireland’s president was a privilege Well wishers gathered outside the official residence of the President of Ireland on Monday evening as Michael D Higgins left on his final day in office.
The outgoing Irish president and his wife, Sabina, were greeted by…
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Ukraine’s power system has lost at least one GW in generation capacity following recent Russian attacks.
On November 10, Russian forces targeted and damaged energy infrastructure across several regions of Ukraine. On November 9, three Russian drones struck the Clear Energy biomass CHP plant in the Chernihiv region. Commissioned in 2016, this facility was Ukraine’s first…
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China has become a renewable energy superpower; the EU could save €250B annually through electrification.
China has installed nearly 900 GW of solar capacity, surpassing the total capacities of Europe and the US combined. Last year, China produced 1,826 TWh of electricity from solar and wind, 400% more than the energy equivalent of all its nuclear warheads. China has become…
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The business climate index has increased across Ukraine, with the highest scores in the West.
In the western part of the country, most entrepreneurs find the conditions for doing business satisfactory, while in other regions, the outlook is less optimistic, according to a survey by the EBA. To illustrate, in Lviv, 65% of entrepreneurs rate the conditions as…
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Kovalska has postponed the commissioning of its gas concrete production facility in the Lviv region.
Construction materials producer Kovalska is currently completing preparations for the initial phase of its autoclaved aerated concrete plant in Western Ukraine. Originally slated to commence operations in August 2025, the launch has been deferred to late 2025 due to…
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The EU plans to invest €540B in railway modernization, while UZ needs to find ₴48.8B to maintain sustainable operations.
The European Commission has released a comprehensive plan to upgrade all of the railway connections across the EU. The plan states that by 2040, all major EU railway hubs should be linked by roads enabling speeds of 200 km/h, with most capable of reaching 250 km/h or…
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Ukraine’s vegetable oil export revenue rose by more than 65% in October.
In October 2025, Ukraine recorded substantial advancement in its vegetable oil exports, with total shipments valued at $619.5M, marking a 65.4% increase from September. Export volumes increased by 63%. Sunflower oil was the principal contributor, with both value and…
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