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03 December 2025
Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko welcomed the adoption of the 2026 state budget and emphasized that it is crucial for the Cabinet of Ministers to ensure the budget remains balanced and meets the country’s real needs during wartime.
To bolster Ukraine's financial resilience amidst the ongoing Russian war of aggression, the European Commission today proposes two solutions to address Ukraine's financing needs for 2026-2027: EU borrowing and a Reparations Loan.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that today the mandates of a substantial part of the supervisory boards of major state-owned energy companies will be terminated, following a meeting with Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko.
The Turkish company Besiktas Shipping, which owns the oil tanker damaged after four external explosions off the coast of Senegal last week, is ending all Russia-related shipping operations.
As of the morning of December 3, consumers in four regions were left without power due to Russian attacks.
As of December 1, Ukraine had exported 12.384 million tonnes of grain and pulses in the first five months of the 2025/2026 marketing year.
02 December 2025
The draft law on Ukraine’s state budget for 2026 is preliminarily included on the agenda of the Verkhovna Rada’s session on December 3. There is still no committee conclusion on the document, and the main committee’s meeting will take place tomorrow morning.
Gas production and storage facilities in Ukraine came under attack by enemy drones on December 1–2; damage has been recorded, and company specialists are prepared to begin repairs immediately.
In all regions of Ukraine on Tuesday, 2 December, electricity consumption will be restricted, and schedules for all customers will remain in force around the clock.
Representatives of micro, small and medium‑sized businesses received more than 26,000 loans worth UAH 77.8 billion under the state program Affordable Loans 5‑7‑9% in January–November 2025.
01 December 2025
As of the morning of December 1, new Russian attacks have left users in the Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kherson regions without power.
30 November 2025
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko has said that industry-led business initiatives with the potential to strengthen the economy should become part of government policy.
In the Russian Federation, tariffs for housing and communal services have increased by more than 40% since 2022, and their next increase has been approved for 2026—after five years of full-scale war against Ukraine, the increase will exceed 50%.
29 November 2025
On Saturday, November 29, electricity usage restrictions will be in effect nationwide in Ukraine, 24 hours a day.
28 November 2025
The International Atomic Energy Agency sent additional experts to the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant this week to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the condition of the New Safe Confinement, which was damaged during a Russian drone strike in February 2025.
The Central Bank of Russia has for the first time begun direct sales of gold from its reserves on the domestic market, opening access to the metal for banks, state-owned companies, and certain investment structures.
27 November 2025
The Russian Federation is expected to lose $30 billion in oil and gas revenue this year and could lose around $50 billion next year.
The former owners failed to pay PrivatBank more than $3 billion by the deadline set by the English court, so the bank will seek to enforce the judgment in multiple jurisdictions.
As of the morning of November 27, Russian attacks on energy infrastructure have caused local power outages in several regions. All regions of Ukraine are operating under scheduled hourly outages, ranging from 0.5 to 2.5 rounds.
The foreign ministers of the EU countries, during an informal videoconference on Wednesday, discussed strengthening pressure on Russia and increasing assistance to Ukraine, emphasizing that the first step toward ending the war must be an immediate ceasefire.
Russia’s coal industry is facing a deepening crisis, with 74% of coal companies operating at a loss.
26 November 2025
Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement on a new $8.2 billion 4-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement.
As of the morning of November 26, due to enemy attacks on energy facilities in several regions, emergency power outages have been implemented in the Kharkiv, Sumy, and Poltava regions. Across all regions of Ukraine, hourly outages of 0.5 to 2.5 groups will be in effect.
The Ministry of Economy has announced a competition for four positions as independent members of the Supervisory Board of NNEGC Energoatom.
As of November 25, Ukrainian farmers had sown 6.43 million hectares of winter crops, covering 98.1% of the planned area.
25 November 2025
President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a decree enacting the National Security and Defense Council’s decision to impose sanctions on 56 maritime vessels that illegally entered Ukrainian ports temporarily occupied by Russia and exported Ukrainian agricultural products between 2022 and 2025.
During the night of November 24–25 and into the morning, Russia carried out a large-scale missile and drone attack on energy facilities in several regions, leaving consumers without electricity in the Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Kyiv regions and the city of Kyiv.
Oil prices stabilized after the largest weekly drop since early October as traders assessed the prospects of a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia, which could increase supply to an already well-supplied market.
24 November 2025
Chinese exporters are increasing prices for Russian military-industrial buyers as Western sanctions restrict imports from other countries.
On Monday, November 24, electricity consumption will be limited in all regions of Ukraine, with schedules in effect for all customers from 00:00 to 23:59.