Ukraine’s defense tech sector looks set to continue its strong growth trajectory in 2025. Since 2017, Ukrainian startups have shown resilience with a consistent 25% annual growth rate. This trend has continued in wartime conditions and will only strengthen as Ukraine’s central role in Europe’s security is cemented. Except in the most unlikely scenario of […]
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Kyiv real estate market awaits potential peace dividend in 2025
Whenever people ask me how the Kyiv real estate market is doing, I typical reply that it really depends on who you are in the market. For sellers, prices in the historical center of the city started to slide down significantly in the second half of 2024, and eventually began to approach the deep crisis […]
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Ukraine aims to build on its burgeoning reputation as a global defense tech hub in 2025
The experience of the past three years has underlined the critical importance of technological innovation for the Ukrainian war effort as the country seeks to overcome the significant material advantages enjoyed by Russia in key areas including manpower, equipment, firepower, and funding. While this emphasis on innovation cannot completely even up the odds, defense tech […]
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Energy infrastructure investments: guidelines for Ukrainian businesses
During 2024, a significant number of Ukrainian companies began investing in the domestic energy industry, with prominent Ukrainian businesses such as OKKO, BGV, and Nova Poshta all constructing power generation facilities and opening energy trading branches. The reasons behind this developing trend are fairly obvious. First and foremost, all businesses care about safeguarding secure energy […]
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Ukraine simplifies licensing requirements for foreign construction companies
Ukrainian legislation has always required construction companies to obtain licenses for construction and installation works of average consequence (СС2) and significant consequence (CC3) facilities. These construction categories include multi-apartment residential buildings over 100 meters high, large public buildings, industrial facilities, universities, colleges, schools, preschools, shopping malls, hospitals, and other major construction projects. Whether a construction […]
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Inside Ukraine’s Defense Tech Revolution
Since the onset of the full-scale Russian invasion in February 2022, the dramatic expansion of Ukraine’s defense tech sector has been one of the most significant developments of the entire war. What began as a largely grassroots response to Russia’s attack has evolved into a booming and sophisticated industry that is now attracting increasing international […]
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Innovation and improvisation are fueling Ukraine’s emergence as a defense tech hub
When they first came across each other, the potential for collaboration was obvious. One team was trialing a remote controlled ground drone that looked like a miniature tank. Next to them on the military training area, a different team were test firing a remote controlled machine gun, developed with the help of a Ukrainian sniper. […]
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Wartime Ukraine emerges as the world’s leading laboratory for drone development
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is widely recognized as the first ever full-scale drone war. This has transformed Ukraine into the world’s leading laboratory for drone development. In this new security environment, the Ukrainian authorities and the country’s private sector have prioritized the production of drones and expanded manufacturing capacity at an unprecedented rate. Meanwhile, […]
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Boeing and Ukraine’s Antonov sign agreement to partner on defense projects
Boeing has this week signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding with Ukrainian aerospace giant Antonov that could pave the way for collaboration on a range of defense-related projects including the development of new drone technologies. “This agreement demonstrates our ongoing efforts to find more opportunities to work with Ukrainian industry, which was underscored by our […]
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Resilience and reforms: assessing key legal industry trends in wartime Ukraine
Since the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, the Ukrainian legal sector has navigated through unprecedented challenges and undergone significant transformations, while at the same time continuing to play a crucial role in society. A number of key trends and important issues have emerged during this period that are shaping the legal landscape […]