Business

Over the past year, more than 200 companies have started developing drones in Ukraine. This was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during the “Hour of Questions to the Government” in the Verkhovna Rada. He noted that approaches to the development of the Ukrainian defense industry have been radically changed. “Now the path of a drone from development to purchase […]

All of Fridman’s Ukrainian assets were arrested by the Ukrainain court decision. Among them is a mobile operator. The court has arrested all corporate rights of Russian businessmen Mikhail Fridman, Pyotr Aven and Andrey Kosogov, including the “mobile communications company”. This was reported by the SBU and the Prosecutor General’s Office, liga business reports. The law enforcement agencies do not […]

The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) sabotages the process of confiscation of assets of VEON and Russian oligarch Friedman, according to anti-corruption action center. Russian Mikhail Fridman was subject to Ukrainian sanctions back in October 2022. However, after almost a year of these sanctions, the Ukrainian authorities have not started the process of confiscating the oligarch’s assets, […]

Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash and top managers of his companies have been served with notices of suspicion – the Economic Security Bureau and the Security Service of Ukraine and the Security Service of Ukraine.  On May 15, the Economic Security Bureau and the Security Service of Ukraine reported about the uncovering of “a large-scale scheme of stealing gas from Ukraine’s gas transmission […]

The value of Ukraine’s mineral resources is estimated at $15 trillion, most of them in the regions attacked by Russia The value of all Ukraine’s mineral resources is estimated at $14.8 trillion, with more than 70% of the reserves in three oblasts – Donetsk, Luhansk, and Dnipro.  This is according to the calculations of the Ukrainian edition of Forbes based […]

The construction complex is on the offensive against the city and its citizens, pushing through the Verkhovna Rada bills that unleash the hands of construction monopolists, public organisation reports. While citizens are defending Ukraine, openly discriminatory laws are being passed behind their backs. One of these lobbying miracles is the Law on the Comprehensive Reconstruction of Quarters (Microdistricts) of Obsolete […]

Breaking news comes not only from the front. Although, it depends on how we look at it: the enemy attacks our infrastructure, so the energy sector is also a front. And it is one of the few Ukrainian industries that continue to work and fill the budget. Therefore, everything that happens in the energy sector is of utmost importance. There […]

A more detailed analysis of the sharp increase in Russian crude oil exports by sea in March 2023. 1. Russia’s crude oil exports from the Black Sea ports in March 2023 set a record of 5,565,874 tons. This is significantly higher than any of the previous months since April 2022*, when the average for the previous months was 3,457,348 tons. […]

So we have very important news on the export of russian crude oil from the Black Sea. As of February 2023, the Monitoring Group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies recorded a decrease in russian crude oil exports by 22% (or by 800,000 tons by January 2023) – both to the EU and other countries, Andrii Klymenko says. […]

Kolomoisky sold shares in the Kryvyi Rih iron ore plant to russian businessman Voevodin. PrivatBank is looking for the money received for the asset. The shares in the Kryvyi Rih iron ore plant (KZRK), part of which is managed by oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky, actually changed ownership. NV Business writes about this with reference to the decision of the High Court of London. PrivatBank is looking for the money […]

On October 3, the famous American businessman Elon Musk offered Ukrainians his “peace plan” based on false and pro-Russian claims. His outrageous statements can be explained by his desire to get Ukrainian lithium, writes Apostrof. Economist Oleksiy Kushch reminded about the coup in Bolivia in 2019: the left-wing president Evo Morales was forced out by the opposition and the military. […]

Ukraine conducted “deruzzification” of the Ocean Plaza shopping mall in the central Kyiv. The property former owner is a company affiliated with Vladymir Putin’s friend Arkadiy Rotenberg. The Kyiv shopping center Ocean Plaza, which allegedly belongs to businessmen from Vladimir Putin’s narrow circle, was brought under Asset Recovery and Management Agency’s (ARMA) management – the Ukrainian market does not believe […]