Yulia Svyrydenko

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.

The government adopted decisions to support the population and businesses in conditions of limited energy supply. In particular, the purchase of 10,000 portable charging stations for children with disabilities and the simplification of procedures for installing solar panels are envisaged.

The Ukrainian government is launching the "SvitloDim" program to support apartment buildings during power outages. Homeowners' associations (HOAs) and management companies can receive from UAH 100,000 to UAH 300,000 for the purchase of energy equipment.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved a new seven-member supervisory board for Energoatom, including four international experts. The new board is tasked with urgently appointing the company's management and analyzing its previous activities.

Mobile operators have purchased over 15,000 generators for substations, of which 8,000 base stations are already operational. This will ensure stable communication even during power outages.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has adopted a decision to support agricultural producers by introducing grants for the construction of vegetable and fruit storage facilities. The mechanism for compensating for damaged crops in frontline territories has also been improved.

Ukraine is organizing a meeting of the "Energy Ramstein" in the G7+ format. Denmark will allocate over 20 million euros, and Japan is preparing a package of equipment for the energy sector.

The Ukrainian government is allocating over UAH 2. 5 billion for the purchase of high-capacity generators for Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv regions. This equipment is intended for heat and electricity generation in the regions that need it most.

There is enough food available in Ukraine, and producers' capacities exceed domestic consumption. The State Emergency Service will strengthen coordination with producers to form operational food reserves.

About 100 high-rise buildings in Kyiv are still without heating after the massive attack on January 9. Utility workers are repairing the infrastructure around the clock, but the energy supply situation remains difficult.

Operators of line 112 recorded over 4,000 calls from all regions regarding problems with heating and electricity. These reports are already being processed by the relevant services.

50 mobile kitchens with hot food are starting to operate in Kyiv in areas with a difficult situation. The curfew near the Invincibility Points is also being relaxed.