Ukraine built the defense industry of the future while fighting for survival
Ukrainian forces increasingly buy weapons directly from startups, avoiding traditional government contracting.
Ukraine’s defense tech leader challenges western strategic assumptions
FPV drones kill up to 70% of Ukrainian troops, yet NATO armies plan readiness for 2031.
Ukraine’s western regions see tourism boom
Tourism tax revenues surge 35% as mountain resorts and cultural cities defy wartime expectations.
Scandal-hit Odesa chemical giant goes up for sale
Privatization aims to restore facility crucial for feeding Ukraine and the world.
Russia’s drone giant Kronshtadt faces bankruptcy as sanctions and strikes bite
AO Kronshtadt, one of Russia’s largest drone manufacturers, is drowning in debt.
Ukraine’s debt nears 100% of GDP as war costs hit $185 billion
Ukraine spends more servicing debt than supporting its elderly and vulnerable.
Ukraine posts 265,000 jobs during war but half the workers are gone
Ukraine has a quarter-million job openings and high unemployment. At the same time.
From 53% to 68%: Ukrainian becomes dominant language as war reshapes identity
Russian language use has collapsed in just three years, as Moscow’s “protection” campaign triggers the fastest cultural transformation in modern European history.
Kremlin to Washington: your businesses are targets too
Two Kalibr missiles slam into a US-owned electronics plant in western Ukraine, injuring 12.
Ukraine clears path to sell Sense Bank, Ukrgasbank in first wartime privatizations
Ukraine has finally decided to sell off some state banks, showing reform is advancing even as war grinds on.
Ukraine fights to keep currency stable as war pressures mount
Chief economist says hryvnia will stay at 43.5 per dollar despite labor shortages from wartime mobilization.
Ukraine made stamps celebrating the time it torched Russia’s scariest planes
Ukraine’s postal service has immortalized one of the war’s most crippling strikes with new commemorative stamps celebrating Operation Spiderweb.
Ukraine’s drones make Russia’s rear go up in flames
Bilokurakyne rail hub burns as precision strikes reach deeper into Russian logistics.
From $600 to $1,000: Ukraine pitches a market with growing buying power
Government forecasts salaries will almost double current levels, targeting international investor confidence.