Yulia Svyrydenko

The Cabinet of Ministers has established a Coordination Center for the implementation of Ukraine's Regional Resilience Plans. It will be headed by Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, and its members include representatives of ministries, the Verkhovna Rada, and the Office of the President.

The Ukrainian government will allocate 3 billion hryvnias from the state budget's reserve fund for pothole repair. The work has begun and is expected to be completed by June 1.

A one-time aid of UAH 6,500 will be received by 50,721 Ukrainians who applied at the end of 2025. The delay in payments is due to the end of the budget year; funds in the amount of UAH 330 million are provided in full.

The payment amounts to 8,000 hryvnias monthly when the mother, father, or guardian returns to work after the child turns 1 year old.

Ukraine received the first tranche of $1. 5 billion from the IMF under the new four-year EFF program. The funds will be used to finance priority budget expenditures and support macro-financial stability.

The Cabinet of Ministers has allowed companies to receive weapons from the Armed Forces' warehouses to protect critical infrastructure. This expands the possibilities of site-specific protection for strategic enterprises.

Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko and NBU Governor Andriy Pyshnyi discussed attracting banks to finance energy recovery. Banks financed UAH 33 billion, providing 1.3 GW of capacity.

External revenues and partner support currently cover a significant portion of mandatory payments made from the state budget.

Funding will be provided by a budget program and a reserve fund. Priority lists of roads to be repaired first have been identified.

The International Monetary Fund has approved an extended financing program for Ukraine totaling $8. 1 billion. The first tranche of $1.5 billion will be disbursed to the budget in the near future.

Government officials held a meeting on preparations for spring floods, which are expected to begin in late March in the central regions. A more difficult situation is predicted in the Carpathian region and Odesa Oblast; the State Emergency Service and regional military administrations are forming equipment reserves.

On February 26, the IMF Board will meet to approve a program for Ukraine worth $8. 1 billion. Immediately after that, Ukraine will receive a tranche of $1.5 billion.

The Cabinet of Ministers approved the allocation of UAH 2 billion for the purchase of more than 540 school buses in 2026. Priority is given to academic lyceums, schools from liquidated institutions, and special schools.

The government has approved a model charter for fuel and energy complex enterprises. This will allow for the implementation of modern corporate governance standards and increased transparency.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has decided to allocate additional subsidies to local budgets. This will ensure timely payment of salaries in the educational and social spheres from January 1, 2026.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine is preparing solutions for the reconstruction and renewal of communities' energy supply. A coordination center will be established at the government level to systematize communities' experience.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has established an annual award for energy sector employees. Up to 50 awards of UAH 200,000 each will be granted annually.

The Cabinet of Ministers instructed to prepare the necessary resources to overcome the consequences of spring floods. The Ministry of Economy and other agencies will provide proposals for supporting people and businesses.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting on operational work in communities, particularly in Kyiv, in the conditions of an emergency energy situation. Priority steps have been identified to ensure backup power and the development of distributed generation.

The International Monetary Fund has eased the conditions for a new financing program for Ukraine, moving prior actions to "beacons. " This means a deferral of compliance with requirements until mid-spring.

The Cabinet of Ministers will not submit the bill on mandatory VAT registration for individual entrepreneurs with a turnover exceeding UAH 1 million in February. This was announced by Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko on February 13.

The Cabinet of Ministers has introduced a mechanism for interest-free loans of up to UAH 430,000 for people who are forced to relocate due to emergencies. The funds can be used to furnish new housing, with a repayment period of up to 15 years.

A program for insuring business property against war risks has started operating in Ukraine. Five companies have already applied to participate in the mechanism, which provides for compensation for damages from Russian shelling.

Applications for an additional payment of UAH 20,000 for emergency and recovery team workers have started on the Diia portal. Payments for January-March 2026 will be accrued by the end of this month.

Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko announced that manufacturers of transformer equipment will be able to book 100% of their employees. The government also reduced the number of criteria for a company to be recognized as critically important.

The Cabinet of Ministers has instructed the State Service for Food Safety and Consumer Protection to monitor the recalculation of utility payments. This applies to heating, water supply, and waste removal from January 1.

On the first day, entrepreneurs submitted 2,700 applications for "Energy Assistance for Sole Proprietors," with another 9,000 applications in the process of being processed. Sole proprietors of groups 2-3 can receive up to 15,000 hryvnias for generators and electricity.

The government has started checking 29 licenses for strategic minerals and 10 for oil and gas subsoil, where extraction has not started or work programs have been violated. Additional restrictions against Dmytro Firtash have also been initiated, which will allow the annulment of three special permits.

The government has decided to automatically recalculate utility payments if services were not provided or were of inadequate quality. Consumers do not need to submit additional applications; the recalculated amounts will be reflected in the January 2026 bills.

The "SvitloDim" program has launched in Ukraine, providing 100,000 to 300,000 UAH for the purchase of energy equipment for multi-story buildings. Applications are submitted online through "Diia"; the program operates under martial law.