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Starting a Business in Ukraine in 2025: 10 Crucial Facts Every Entrepreneur Must Know

Ukraine’s 2025 Post-War Comeback: Booming Industries, Big Investments & Hidden Opportunities

Expert insights: As Concorde Capital’s Oleksandr Parashchiy cautions, even an end to fighting may initially trigger an economic “crisis” due to falling military spending, before reconstruction spending kicks in kyivindependent.com. Dragon Capital notes that if a ceasefire and partial refugee returns occur, GDP could jump to 5–7% in 2025 kyivindependent.com; but if the war drags on, around 3% growth is a more likely baseline kyivindependent.com. The IMF and EBRD stress that real recovery hinges on continued reforms: as one analysis summarizes, “economic recovery is as much about policy and investment climate as it is about money” ts2.tech. Ukraine’s leaders often
31 October 2025
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Ukraine Blackout Fears: 80% of Businesses Pre-Stock Generators as Energy Crisis Intensifies

Ukraine Blackout Fears: 80% of Businesses Pre-Stock Generators as Energy Crisis Intensifies

Russian Strikes Trigger Widespread Blackouts Russia has dramatically stepped up attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid this autumn. On the night of Oct 21, Russian drones and missiles hit power lines and substations across northern Ukraine, especially near the border. According to Amnesty International and media reports, these strikes “cut power to nearly 280,000 people in Chernihiv and thousands in Kharkiv” ground.news. Kyiv’s energy ministry confirmed 380,000 customers were still disconnected the following day after waves of drone/missile attacks on Oct 10 and 21 reuters.com reuters.com. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the assault was deliberate, noting Russia “waited for bad weather” to
25 October 2025
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Oshkosh Unveils Autonomous “X-MAV” Launcher with 4 Tomahawks at AUSA 2025 – Game-Changer for Ukraine?

Oshkosh Unveils Autonomous “X-MAV” Launcher with 4 Tomahawks at AUSA 2025 – Game-Changer for Ukraine?

Sources: Official Oshkosh press materials and defense media reports oshkoshdefense.com navalnews.com kyivindependent.com united24media.com defensemirror.com aljazeera.com. These include Oshkosh Defense announcements and coverage by Naval News, Army Recognition, Kyiv Independent, United24, DefenseMirror and Al Jazeera.
14 October 2025
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Drone Warfare and Developments in Ukraine (2024–2025)

High-Stakes Drone Showdown: Why the U.S. Is Scrambling to Catch Up with Russia in Ukraine’s War

Drones Take Center Stage in the Ukraine War Unmanned aerial vehicles – drones – have become central to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, redefining how wars are fought. What began in 2022 with ad-hoc use of hobby drones to spot artillery has exploded into a full-scale “drone war.” Both Russia and Ukraine now deploy vast fleets of drones on the front lines, from tiny quadcopters to loitering munitions (self-destructing attack drones). Analysts note this war is built “not around a few elite systems but around millions of small, cheap, and expendable drones deployed by soldiers at the front”. These drones perform reconnaissance,
16 September 2025
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Ukraine’s Sky Guardians: From MiG-29s to F-16s – Every Fighter Jet Defending Ukraine’s Skies

Ukraine’s Sky Guardians: From MiG-29s to F-16s – Every Fighter Jet Defending Ukraine’s Skies

The MiG-29 Fulcrum is described as agile, capable of speeds over Mach 2.25, with a roughly 700 km internal range, six external hardpoints, and a typical loadout of up to 4 R-73 and 2 R-27R missiles, plus the notable HARMs SEAD capability. The Su-27 Flanker serves as Ukraine’s heavyweight air superiority fighter with speeds over Mach 2.3, ferry range over 3,500 km, a combat radius around 1,500 km, 10 hardpoints, and has been observed carrying HARMs and conducting long-range strikes. The Su-24 Fencer is a swing-wing bomber capable of Mach 1.35–1.6, ferry range 2,700–3,000 km, combat radius ~600 km, eight
25 July 2025
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From Battlefields to Space: How Ukraine’s Satellite Program Skyrocketed in 2024-2025

From Battlefields to Space: How Ukraine’s Satellite Program Skyrocketed in 2024-2025

In March 2025 Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense created a Space Policy Directorate to coordinate military space efforts. The crowdfunded ICEYE SAR satellite nicknamed the “People’s Satellite” remained Ukraine’s only satellite under national control, since 2022. Deputy Defense Minister Kateryna Chernohorenko outlined a 2030 roadmap to deploy Ukrainian defense satellites and an air-launch early-warning system. In June 2025 the European Space Agency council reinforced collaboration with Ukraine’s SSAU, providing technical assistance on Earth observation, space weather, and exploration. In April 2025 the EU Commission and Ukraine signed an agreement enabling participation in the EU Space Programme with access to Copernicus data
16 July 2025
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Ukraine’s Tech Triumphs Amid Turmoil: Startups, Cyber Warriors, and a Digital Revolution (2024–2025)

Ukraine’s Tech Triumphs Amid Turmoil: Startups, Cyber Warriors, and a Digital Revolution (2024–2025)

In 2024 Ukrainian startups attracted about $462 million in funding, a 120% YoY rise, with defense-tech startups pulling at least $59 million and the Brave1 fund granting $40 million in grants. Creatio, a Kyiv-founded enterprise software startup, became Ukraine’s unicorn in 2024 after raising $200 million at a $1.2 billion valuation, joining six Ukrainian-founded unicorns. IT sector export revenues reached $6.45 billion in 2024, down 4% from 2023, with over 300,000 tech specialists (about 238,000 in Ukraine) and up to 668,000 total jobs supported. Diia.City grew to 1,396 resident companies by the end of 2024, roughly one-third of which are
16 July 2025
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Ukraine’s Telecom Revolution Amid War: 5G Launches, Rebuilt Networks & Cyber Battles (2024–2025)

Ukraine’s Telecom Revolution Amid War: 5G Launches, Rebuilt Networks & Cyber Battles (2024–2025)

In late 2024 Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced a two-year 5G pilot in three cities—Lviv first, with Kyiv and Odesa testing through 2025—as a step toward a full 5G rollout by 2030. In November 2024 Ukraine auctioned spectrum in the 2100, 2300, and 2600 MHz bands, raising ₴2.8 billion (~$67.7 million) and awarding five lots to Kyivstar, Vodafone Ukraine, and lifecell with licenses requiring 1,500 new base stations in two years and 500 in the first year, plus six months to restore service in liberated areas. The three major operators scrapped domestic roaming charges, enabling free roaming on each
16 July 2025
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Drone Warfare and Developments in Ukraine (2024–2025)

Drone Warfare and Developments in Ukraine (2024–2025)

By 2025, Ukraine had around 500 drone manufacturers operating domestically. Ukraine aims to produce four million drones annually, with FPV drone output rising from about 20,000 per month in 2024 to 200,000 per month in 2025. Operation Spiderweb on June 1, 2025, deployed 117 FPV drones from inside Russia, damaged 41 aircraft across four airbases, and Zelensky claimed about 34% of Russia’s strategic bomber fleet was hit in one night. In 2024, the Ukrainian Armed Forces conducted about 130 long-range drone operations, striking 377 targets inside Russia including airbases, depots, and energy facilities. Analysts estimate drones account for roughly 70%
16 July 2025
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Elon Musk’s ‘Space Phone’ Revolution: How Ukraine Beat the Rest of Europe to Starlink Mobile—and What Happens Next

Elon Musk’s ‘Space Phone’ Revolution: How Ukraine Beat the Rest of Europe to Starlink Mobile—and What Happens Next

Kyivstar is Europe’s pilot market for Starlink Direct-to-Cell (D2C), beating larger EU operators by at least 12 months in field tests. The rollout is two-phase: OTT messaging and SMS by end-2025, followed by full mobile broadband with voice by Q2 2026. The system is designed to keep phones alive during blackouts and grid outages, providing a tower-free fallback if towers are destroyed. Ukraine’s National Commission for Electronic Communications (NCEC) granted experimental licenses in June 2025, enabling on-orbit texting trials this summer. U.S. lab tests confirmed that a stock Kyivstar SIM can authenticate on the Starlink satellite cell without any firmware
10 July 2025
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Lviv Real Estate Market 2025: Western Ukraine’s Property Boom in Residential, Commercial, Industrial & Land

Lviv Real Estate Market 2025: Western Ukraine’s Property Boom in Residential, Commercial, Industrial & Land

By March 2025, Lviv’s primary market apartments averaged $1,330 per square meter, the highest in Ukraine, up 1.5% year-on-year and up 66% since March 2021. In the secondary market, the average asking price for a one-bedroom resale apartment in Lviv is about $65,000, slightly higher than Kyiv’s about $63,000. As of March 2025, average rents for a one-bedroom in Lviv are around ₴16,700 per month (~$403), up about 10% year on year, with two-bedroom units rising roughly 16%. Lviv’s gross residential yield was around 7.6% in early 2025, higher than many markets and the national average of about 7.4% (Kyiv’s
21 June 2025
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