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Tuesday, 23 December 2025, 11:57
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.
23 November 2025
The competition for the supervisory board of NNEGC Energoatom will be conducted not under a shortened procedure, but through a full and open one, in accordance with the standards of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
22 November 2025
Postponing the vote on draft law on Ukraine’s state budget for 2026 is not critical and will have no practical consequences.
21 November 2025
The Law on Veteran Entrepreneurship is expected to enhance the competitiveness of veteran-owned businesses and provide them with significant advantages.
To expedite protective works on critical infrastructure facilities, Ukraine is signing direct contracts rather than conducting open tenders. The Centralized Procurement Organization (CPO) under the State Agency for Restoration is not involved in these tenders, as it operates exclusively through open bidding procedures.
In September, Russian companies allocated a record 39% of their profits to interest payments on loans. The war in Ukraine continues to deepen the stagnation of the Russian economy.
20 November 2025
Emergency power cuts have been imposed on the Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, and Kyiv regions, as well as in the capital.
Three Ukrainian nuclear power plants, Khmelnytskyi, Rivne, and South Ukraine, lost connection to their dedicated high-voltage transmission lines following Russia’s massive attack on November 19, resulting in four of the nine reactors reducing electricity generation.
As of the morning of November 20, drone strikes on energy facilities in several regions have resulted in power outages, including in the Dnipropetrovsk region. All regions of Ukraine are currently operating under scheduled hourly power cuts, ranging from 2.5 to 4 stages.
The Ministry for Communities and Territories Development has initiated a renewal of the management system of key state enterprises in the maritime and inland water transport sectors.
Norway is providing Ukraine with further 465 million Norwegian kroner (approximately $45.8 million) in humanitarian support. This allocation adds to 120 million Norwegian kroner (approximately $11.8 million) already designated for food security.
19 November 2025
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) has been reconnected to a repaired high-voltage power line following a four-day outage.
The humanitarian initiative Grain From Ukraine will transition to a new format—Food from Ukraine—which will involve exporting technologies to African countries and building mutually beneficial partnerships.
Emergency power cuts have been introduced in a number of regions of Ukraine due to the Russian attack.
Expanded sanctions targeting Chinese ports and refineries are restricting flows of Russian and Iranian oil to the world's largest importer, though new workarounds suggest the slowdown may be temporary.
18 November 2025
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko and EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso have discussed securing financial resources for gas procurement and ensuring Ukraine's heating season proceeds smoothly.
JSC Ukrainian Defense Industry (Ukroboronprom) and the Czech company Air Team have signed an agreement on the joint development of technology for intercepting aerial targets.
Athens and Kyiv have agreed on joint production of unmanned boats (UB), tested in naval battles, at Greek shipyards.
The European Union has opened the possibility of allocating funds from the Ukraine Facility to support dual-use technologies, enabling manufacturers of navigation and communication systems, as well as drones, to receive financing.