05 September 2026
A local ceasefire came into effect on Saturday, September 5, to allow repairs to power lines supplying the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), which has been without external power since August 20.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has cited Ukraine's attacks on Russian energy infrastructure as one of the factors driving up energy prices.
04 September 2026
Ukraine’s baseline annual need for external financing remains at around $50 billion. At the same time, if the war continues, the country’s preliminary unfunded financing need for 2027 is estimated at $32.6 billion.
03 September 2026
Russian forces attacked production sites of JSC Ukrnafta overnight on September 3.
02 September 2026
The Russian army has attacked some energy facilities in the Kharkiv region more than 50 times.
01 September 2026
Russia is systematically attacking Ukraine’s agricultural and port infrastructure, civilian vessels and maritime routes to undermine the country’s export capacity.
Russia has nearly doubled its fleet of tankers transporting liquefied natural gas from the sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project in less than a year, as Moscow seeks to expand lucrative fuel exports despite Western restrictions.
First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal met with representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Gavin Gray.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has enacted a decision of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) concerning the implementation of comprehensive resilience plans for individual regions and preparations in Kyiv for the 2026/2027 heating season.
Ukraine’s Finance Ministry leadership and International Monetary Fund experts have begun discussions on economic prospects and parameters of the 2027 state budget.
31 August 2026
Poland's defense holding, Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ), plans to launch a project with a Ukrainian partner to jointly produce ground robotic systems.
Belgium is standing firm against using frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine.
Russian forces have attacked energy facilities in the Dnipropetrovsk region three times in recent days.
The European Union is continuing measures targeting Russia's shadow fleet in an effort to severely restrict oil revenues used to fuel the war machine of the aggressor state.
30 August 2026
Ukraine currently faces a $27 billion shortfall in defense funding, and the Ministry of Defense already has options for addressing the gap. These include bringing forward part of a European loan earmarked for next year and engaging other countries that have not yet provided financial assistance to Ukraine.
28 August 2026
Wheat quotations on global exchanges rose by 3.7 to 6.6 percent amid the escalation of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
27 August 2026
No electricity consumption restrictions are planned in Ukraine on Friday, August 28.
Ukraine has agreed with international partners on about $10.5 million in assistance for farmers in frontline regions to organize temporary grain storage.
26 August 2026
The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Economic Development has considered the Cabinet of Ministers’ Program of Activities and recommended that Parliament approve it.
NORSI (Nizhny Novgorod Oil Refining Company), Russia’s fourth-largest oil refinery and the country’s second-largest gasoline producer, halted oil processing on Wednesday following a Ukrainian drone attack.
No electricity consumption restrictions are planned in Ukraine on Thursday, August 27.
The European Union is considering allocating up to €100 billion in its future budget for a new cooperation program with Ukraine.
Ukrainian farmers have harvested 58% of the projected area of early grains, with wheat accounting for the largest share at 24.6 million tonnes. The highest yields were recorded in Khmelnytskyi region at 70.8 centners per hectare.
25 August 2026
The Kondensat Oil Refinery in Kazakhstan’s West Kazakhstan region will process Russian crude oil and supply up to 70% of its gasoline and diesel fuel output to Russia.
Ukraine’s Defense Procurement Agency DOT has announced its first procurement of ground robotic systems based on the tactical and technical specifications established by the Ministry of Defense.
Poland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has published data on the occasion of Ukraine’s Independence Day showing how Ukrainians who found refuge in the country are contributing to its economy.
Ukraine and Syria are planning to deepen cooperation in the agricultural sector and are preparing to sign a memorandum of cooperation outlining key areas of future partnership.
Ukraine’s agricultural production rose 17.2% in January–July 2026 compared with the same period a year earlier.
24 August 2026
The key reason for problems with privatization in the 1990s was the absence of a functioning stock market.
23 August 2026
Norway will maintain its military, humanitarian, and financial assistance to Ukraine at around $9 billion in 2027.