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Saturday, 27 December 2025, 21:59
On December 4, the U.S. Department of the Treasury allowed operations with Lukoil gas stations located outside Russia by issuing a general license valid until April 29, 2026.
Ukraine's key advantage is that it relies on the private sector and strives for complete localization in weapons production.
The IMF Executive Board will make a decision on a new program for Ukraine only after the authorities fulfill the preconditions and financing guarantees are secured within the framework of the new agreements.
As of the morning of December 4, consumers in three regions remained without electricity following overnight Russian strikes.
As of December 3, more than 99% of boiler houses across Ukraine are operational, and 99% of the housing stock is connected to heating, according to Deputy Minister for Communities and Territories Development Kostiantyn Kovalchuk.
Since May 2025, Naftogaz Group has imported around 4.4 billion cubic meters of natural gas to prepare for the heating season, with total imports expected to exceed 5 billion cubic meters by year‑end.
A steep decline in the financial performance of Rosneft could trigger a chain reaction of reduced solvency in related sectors such as logistics, oilfield services, and machine building.
03 December 2025
The global defense industry is entering the second phase of developing kamikaze drones and FPV drones, which involves integrating them with other systems, in particular thanks to Ukraine's experience.
On December 3, the European Commission added Russia to the list of countries with a high risk of money laundering and terrorist financing.
On December 3, the government adopted a decision that continues the personnel reboot in the energy and defense sectors.
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.