Fighter and tank manufacturer BAE Systems may open production facilities in Ukraine

The British defense company BAE Systems will open an office in Ukraine and then – production and repair facilities. An agreement on this was reached during a meeting of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy with CEO Charles Woodburn, Managing Director Gabby Costigan, and Director for Cooperation with Ukraine Christian Seear. “We discussed the localization of … Read more

Rada adopts at first reading bill on abolition of 2% ‘simplification’ from program with IMF

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine supported at first reading government bill No. 8401 on the abolition of the 2% single tax and other benefits for entrepreneurs from July 1, 2023, which is one of the conditions for cooperation with the IMF and the delay of which caused concern. According to information on the parliament’s website, … Read more

With woman and children abroad, Ukraine’s milk consumption drops by almost one-third

Consumption of milk and dairy products in Ukraine has decreased by an average of 28% over the past year, Olena Zhupinas, the head of the Association of Milk Producers (AMP) project “Wholesale milk marketing,” said. The main reason is the migration of milk’s main consumers — women and children — abroad, as well as reduced purchasing power of … Read more

Over half of Ukraine’s adult population use Diia for online government services, 70% from their cellphones

The Diia application, which enables Ukrainians to access government services online, has been installed by over 19 million citizens, Vice PM and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov announced at the Diia in DC summit in Washington, reported Interfax-Ukraine on May 25. Fedorov highlighted the benefits of the Diia app, stating, “You have biometric data, all of which is … Read more

Ukraine declares Mondelez international — makers of Milka and Oreo — sponsor of war

Ukraine’s National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) has declared U.S. Mondelez International company an international sponsor of war, the agency reported on Telegram on May 25. The company has been listed since it continued operations in Russia after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, NACP said. “The company’s interests, which has an annual income of about $26 billion and … Read more

Russia has stolen 4 mln tons of Ukrainian grain since day one of its full-scale war – Ukrainian Grain Association

The Russians had stolen about 4 million tons of grain from Ukraine, the Ukrainian Grain Association (UGA) estimated. States under sanctions are the buyers of the stolen grain are the countries under sanctions. But even they are wary of grain stolen from Ukraine. However, there was a case when Libya refused to buy stolen grain. … Read more

Naftogaz opens one of its most powerful wells in years

Naftogaz, Ukraine’s national fossil fuel company, has started operations at one of its most formidable wells in recent years. This bodes well for future exploration, said Naftogaz CEO, Oleksiy Chernyshov, on his Facebook page on May 24. The well currently boasts daily gas production of 580,000 cubic meters. With an impressive depth of 5.8 kilometers, this … Read more

Ethiopia and Zanzibar developing e-government apps built on Ukraine’s Diia technology

Estonia recently launched the mRiik application, based on Ukraine’s Diia e-government app. Ethiopia and Zanzibar have followed suit and also started developing their own apps using Ukraine’s technology.  The announcement was made by Mykhailo Fedorov, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation, during the Diia in DC conference in the United States, Interfax-Ukraine … Read more

Ukraine’s largest gas producer unveils new exploration well, boosting energy independence from Russia

Ukraine’s largest gas producer, UkrGasVydobuvannya, launched a new exploratory well with a depth of 5,800 m, with a flow rate of 580,000 cubic meters of gas per day. Sydorov reports, citing the Naftogaz press service. Ukraine’s state gas producer is now actively developing new wells. The latest 5,800-m-deep exploratory well is one of the most … Read more

Ukraine and Germany launch new green recovery project

Ukraine and Germany are starting the “Renewable energy sources for a sustainable Ukraine – R2U” project for Ukrainian communities. The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine reported that on Telegram. This project is the first stage of implementation of agreements on deepening partnership in the field of “green” recovery with Germany. It is noted that within … Read more