Of the 244 educational institutions damaged by Russia at the start of its full-scale invasion in Kyiv Oblast, 198 have been fully or partially restored, regional Governor Ruslan Kravchenko announced on Feb. 18.A total of 122 schools and 71 kindergarten…
The estimated cost of Ukraine’s post-war recovery and reconstruction has risen to $486 billion over a 10-year period, according to the World Bank’s Third Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment published on Feb. 15.This figure, based on data gathered between…
The following is the Feb. 13, 2024 edition of our Ukraine Business Roundup weekly newsletter. To get the biggest news in business and tech from Ukraine directly in your inbox, subscribe here.Filling the gapsA team from the International Monetary Fund (…
Hungarian banking group OTP Bank, which was once added to Kyiv’s international sponsors of war list, expressed interest in buying Ukraine’s state-owned Sense Bank, Ukrainska Pravda media outlet reported on Feb. 12, citing unnamed sources familiar with …
Editor’s Note: This is issue 118 of Ukrainian State-Owned Enterprises Weekly, covering events from Feb. 2-Feb. 9, 2024. The Kyiv Independent is reposting it with permission.Ukrainian SOE Weekly is an independent weekly digest based on a compilation of …
“Today, I met with Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi” is how President Zelenskyy began his address on the evening of 8 February, announcing that he had dismissed Zaluzhnyi from the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
This reve…
Two more Georgian fighters were killed in Ukraine on Feb. 1, according to the Georgian Legion, one of the more well-known units of foreign fighters operating in Ukraine.Estimates vary, but Georgian media approximates that between 50-60 Georgian soldier…
The Russians launched attack drones against Ukraine from the north on the evening of 12 January. Air defence systems were activated in response in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast.
Source: Kyiv Oblast Military Administration; Ukrainian Air Force; Kyiv Mayor Vitali…
Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa arrived in Kyiv as part of a visit to Europe, the Japanese Foreign Ministry announced on Jan. 7. Japan will host a conference promoting Ukraine’s economic reconstruction on Feb. 19. Kamikawa’s visit involves discu…
A cat called Zhovten (October) died in a shelter of the Zoopatrul (Zoopatrol) organisation in the town of Irpin (Kyiv Oblast) during a large-scale Russian attack on 2 January.
The animal’s heart failed. The tragic news was reported on Zoopatrol’s socia…