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Imports of machinery, equipment and vehicles to Russia have fallen by 8.7%, directly indicating a contraction in investment activity and worsening prospects for industrial modernization.
03 January 2026
The Russian economy is rapidly moving toward a recession, a trend acknowledged by analytical bodies close to the Kremlin.
Overnight, as a result of hostilities, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, temporarily occupied by Russia, lost power supply from one of its high-voltage lines.
Russia has acknowledged that the era of superprofits from the oil and gas sector has come to an end.
02 January 2026
Ukraine managed to secure more than $45 billion in international security assistance in 2025. This is the highest figure since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
As of 9:30 a.m. on January 2, electricity consumption in Ukraine was 21.2% higher than it had been the previous day.
In November 2025, Russia’s GDP grew by only 0.1% year-on-year. This is the worst result since early 2023 and indicates that the Russian economy is entering a phase of stagnation.
01 January 2026
The results of 2025 indicate that Russia's industry has shifted into stagnation following a brief period of growth driven by a sharp increase in defense spending in 2023-2024.
31 December 2025
A total of 76.1 million tonnes of cargo passed through Ukraine's ports this year, including 67.8 million tonnes via the Odesa ports.
Ukraine’s total public and government‑guaranteed debt reached USD 204.22 billion at the end of November, increasing by USD 7.03 billion over the month.
30 December 2025
Technical specialists have completed repairs on a critically important power line near the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) under a local ceasefire mediated by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
This year, 12,000 hectares of agricultural land have been cleared of explosive objects in Ukraine under the state compensation program, and the Humanitarian Demining Center has signed contracts to clear 17,000 hectares.
As of the morning of December 30, due to Russian attacks, many users in the Chernihiv region are without power, and there are also power outages in the Sumy and Kharkiv regions.
In Kyiv, emergency power cuts are only in effect in areas located on the left bank of the Dnipro River.
29 December 2025
It will take one to two years to fully restore the substations damaged in Ukraine's southern Odesa region.
The first operators of critical infrastructure in the energy sector and the defense industry have already purchased and installed electronic warfare (EW) systems to protect their facilities.
Ukraine is interested in Russia giving it money, and that this money be in the form of reparations.
28 December 2025
Repairs to a key power transmission line near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) have begun following another agreement on a local ceasefire, mediated by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
27 December 2025
The Ministry of Energy has stated that Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy system have left users in Kyiv, Kyiv region, and Chernihiv region without power.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a resolution introducing state financial support for defense industry enterprises through a preferential financial leasing mechanism.
26 December 2025
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has decided to increase the salaries of teaching staff by 30% starting January 2026, with an additional 20% raise planned from September.
Sweden has increased its total contribution to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund to EUR 203.08 million by transferring an additional EUR 63.8 million.
Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Taras Kachka and Montenegro's Ambassador to Ukraine, Borjanka Simicevic, have signed amendments to the free trade agreement between the governments of Ukraine and Montenegro.
Compared to last week, Ukraine's electricity imports from Europe have almost doubled.
Lithuanian Airports (LTOU) estimate that in October and November, they incurred losses of around €200,000 due to smuggling balloons arriving from Belarus, which most significantly disrupted operations at Vilnius Airport.
As of the end of December, more than 29,000 generators and 570 MW of distributed gas generation have been installed at municipal enterprises across Ukraine.
Consumers in five Ukrainian regions remained without electricity due to Russian attacks as of the morning of December 26, with emergency power outages being applied in some regions.
The 2026 state budget expands funding for public investment to UAH 111.5 billion, resources the state will channel into modernizing critical infrastructure, regional recovery, strengthening energy resilience, and developing transport, social, healthcare, and educational facilities.
25 December 2025
International partners contributed an additional EUR 245 million to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund in December.