In February 2025, wholesale prices for industrial producers rose by 37% compared to February of the previous year. Domestic prices surged by 40%, while export prices increased by 15.9%, according to the State Statistics Service. Prices for food products, beverages, and…
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Mortgage lending in Ukraine increased by 29% at the start of the year, while the average rate decreased to 8.3% per annum.
According to the NBU, in January of this year Ukrainian banks issued 475 mortgage loans totaling ₴867M ($21M), a 29% increase compared to December 2024. In January, most loans were issued in the secondary real estate market, both in terms of volume and quantity. The…
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The Ukrainian economy will reach its pre-war level in 10 years.
The Finance Committee of the Ukrainian Parliament believes that, considering current economic growth trends, Ukraine’s real GDP in 2025 will be 20% lower than in 2021, excluding temporarily occupied territories or areas where hostilities are ongoing. Therefore,…
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Mindblowing AI breakthrough can detect cancer 99% of the time
Endometrial cancer is one of the most common cancers in Australian women—and one of the hardest to catch. But a new breakthrough in AI cancer detection is pushing accuracy levels to an unprecedented 99 percent, giving doctors a major new tool in the fight.
This is a massive leap in…
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How much industrial hemp will be grown in Ukraine in 2025?
Experts claim that, following the adoption of relevant legislation, the area planted with technical hemp in Ukraine could expand from the current 3,000 hectares in the Sumy, Zhytomyr, and Chernihiv regions to as much as 8,000 hectares. “To establish a hemp production…
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Some 964 war-affected health facilities renovated across Ukraine since 2022
A total of 964 health facilities affected by Russian attacks have been fully or partially renovated across Ukraine since the full-scale war started.
The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Health Ministry, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
“Currently, 964 health…
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New IVF method mimics fallopian tube environment, increasing sperm viability
The success of in vitro fertilization depends on many factors, one of which is sperm viability. A recent study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign documents a new way to select viable sperm and prolong their viability in the laboratory, reducing one source of variability during the…
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Russo-Ukrainian War, day 1125: Ukrainian forces advance 1.5 km into Russia’s Belgorod Oblast
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Russia will expand in all directions—and Trump’s envoy just gave the go-ahead. For the first time, an American official has echoed Moscow’s justification for seizing sovereign territory. 
“Russians completely f***ed up.” Ukrainian forces enter Demidovka in Belgorod as 96%… Continue Reading
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Oscar winner beaten and detained in Israel, ‘No Other Land’ co-director says – POLITICO
Ballal “has since disappeared and it is unclear whether he is receiving medical treatment or what is happening to him,” Abraham added.
A spokesperson for the Israeli military told AP it was looking into the incident but did not comment. The IDF did not immediately respond to…
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President appoints new governor of Kyiv region
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Mykola Kalashnyk as the head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration.
The decree to that effect, No. 176/2025, was published on the president’s official website, Ukrinform reports.
“To appoint Mykola…
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