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20 October 2025
At today’s Staff meeting, the required volumes and sources of financing for gas procurement for the heating season were determined. Half of the necessary funds have already been secured, while the Government has been tasked with finding the remaining amount.
Most of the issues discussed during the Staff meeting concerned the energy situation in the regions, protection of energy facilities, preparation for the winter season, and gas procurement.
On Monday, Russians attacked a beneficiation plant in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The tactics Russia is now using to attack Ukraine’s energy system make it harder to quickly repair damaged infrastructure.
The Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) has confiscated UAH 3.4 million in bail and declared the former deputy general director of the company 'Ukrinmash' internationally wanted in a case involving the embezzlement of funds from a subsidiary of Ukroboronprom (Ukrainian Defense Industry).
On Monday, October 20, power limitation schedules for businesses and industrial consumers are in effect across all regions of Ukraine from 06:00 to 22:00. In the Chernihiv region, hourly power outages are being implemented.
Russian forces launched another nighttime assault on Ukraine’s logistics infrastructure early Monday, October 20, striking railway and port facilities.
Due to the need to fund its military budget, Russian business no longer has the resources for development, and entire industries may face collapse in the near future.
19 October 2025
On Monday, October 20, Ukraine's national power grid operator Ukrenergo will implement power limitation schedules for industrial consumers in all regions of Ukraine.
18 October 2025
Ukraine's State Agency for Restoration and Infrastructure Development has built protective structures at 22 energy facilities over the past year.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has established a Coordination Center for Engineering Protection and approved a series of decisions aimed at accelerating the construction of protective structures at energy facilities.
After four weeks of power outages, repair work has begun on damaged external power lines at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s Administration has officially imposed a 25% tariff on imported medium- and heavy-duty trucks and related parts, as well as a 10% tariff on buses.
Ukraine is becoming a global hub for the production of advanced security solutions and is emerging as one of the most promising markets for investment in the defense-industrial sector, according to Minister of Defense Denys Shmyhal.
During the Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), representatives of the Ukrainian and Australian governments signed a Convention for the Elimination of Double Taxation with respect to taxes on income and the prevention of tax evasion and avoidance.
Two of the five operating sugar plants in the Vinnytsia region have suspended production due to a shortage of raw materials. Local farmers were unable to harvest sugar beets because of prolonged adverse weather conditions.
17 October 2025
On Friday, emergency power cuts are planned during the evening peak consumption period; in the eastern part of the country, power cuts may resume in the next hour.
The preferential mortgage rate of 7% under the eOselya housing program for internally displaced persons (IDPs) will remain in effect, along with a 70% compensation on the initial down payment.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright to discuss joint projects.
Emergency power outages have been introduced in Kyiv, Kyiv region, and Dnipropetrovsk region.
Kyiv and Warsaw have signed a letter of intent to enhance cooperation between their defense industries.
Ukraine’s main competitive advantages for attracting investment include the adaptability of its business sector during wartime, its trajectory toward European integration, and the large-scale demand that will be generated by post-war reconstruction.
16 October 2025
Russia does not intend to stop the aggression, so international support for Ukraine must be consistent and effective.
Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko discussed Ukraine's financial needs for the next budget period with the president of the World Bank Group, Ajay Banga, the World Bank's Managing Director of Operations, Anna Bjerde, the President of the European Investment Bank, Nadia Calvino and the President of the EBRD, Odile Renaud-Basso.
A "reparations loan," a new financing instrument created in support of Ukraine, which implies the use of frozen Russian assets, is expected to become one of the main instruments for securing the country's financial needs in 2026-2027.
Emergency power cuts have been introduced across Ukraine.
Ukraine's national power grid operator Ukrenergo currently has no plans to introduce scheduled hourly power outages for households.
Ukraine will require approximately $60 billion in external financing over 2026–2027 to cover its budget deficit and support the energy sector, which continues to suffer from ongoing Russian attacks.
On the night of October 16, the Russians carried out another massive attack on Ukraine's gas infrastructure.
On the morning of October 16, emergency power outages were implemented in Kyiv and nine other regions, while scheduled hourly outages remain in effect in the Chernihiv region.