In recent months, about 85-87% of Ukrainian agricultural products have been exported by sea, with the volume of road transportation increasing after the border was unblocked.
At the Ukraine-U. S. 2024 Partnership Forum in Washington, D.C., Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal highlighted sectors of the Ukrainian economy that are promising for American business, such as energy, agriculture, defense, raw materials processing, and IT, and described steps the government is taking to attract investment.
11 people were injured when a Bulgarian cruise ship crashed into the concrete wall of a lock on the Danube River in Austria.
Ukraine and Poland are making progress in lifting the blockade on their border, but the unblocking plan is not being implemented as quickly as we would like, although there are positive trends that need to be maintained and developed.
During a meeting of the EU Council on Agriculture, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Solsky debunked negative myths that the Ukrainian agricultural sector has no economic basis, emphasizing Ukraine's ability to withstand and win the war with Russia.
At night, the enemy continued drone attacks on the southeastern regions. Air defense forces shot down 22 drones over Dnipro, Odesa, Mykolaiv and Kherson regions. However, port infrastructure was damaged in some areas.
Last night, the maximum concentration of drones was observed in Dnipropetrovs'k region during the second wave of Russian air attacks on Ukraine.
The Tuzly Estuaries National Park in Odesa Oblast has been managed by the same interim director for 10 years, leading to conflicts with local residents who accuse the management of illegally seizing their land and doing business while neglecting to maintain and preserve the park.
President Zelenskyi held a daily conference call to hear from the Chief of the Armed Forces about the audit of the Armed Forces and the rotation of brigades, grain exports, and rescue operations after the attacks.
russia has been officially expelled from the Danube Commission, which regulates navigation on the Danube, for actions incompatible with the convention under which the organization operates.
In February, a record 8 million tons of cargo were exported through the humanitarian corridor in the Black Sea, of which 5. 2 million tons were products of Ukrainian farmers.
Ukraine has played an important role in ensuring global food security, exporting more than 70 million tons of agricultural products last year, according to Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food.
Zelenskyy and Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov agreed to boost logistics and infrastructure development during a meeting in Kyiv on February 26.
Ukraine seeks to ensure sustainable pre-war exports by expanding existing export corridors, creating new ones, and strengthening alternative transportation routes, such as the Danube River Cluster.
In the Odesa region, irrigation systems have been restored and modernized to help local farmers ensure stable harvests in the face of climate change.
Ukraine is implementing solutions such as increasing the capacity of border crossing points and alternative export routes, such as river transport, to maintain the rhythm of exports despite the conflict.
According to Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, in January 2024, 88% of Ukraine's wheat exports went to the EU via the Black Sea.
Polish and Ukrainian officials held emergency talks to resolve a dispute over the blocking of border crossings caused by Polish farmers' protests against food imports from Ukraine.
The study found that participants with higher ADHD scores were more likely to leave their area and seek out new berry fields, suggesting that some ADHD traits may have helped primitive people seek out new food sources.
Ukraine launches an additional route across the Danube River to boost exports amid a border blockade by Polish protesters.
A one-sentence summary: Polish President Andrzej Duda said that the blockade of the Polish-Ukrainian border was caused primarily by Russian aggression against Ukraine.
The Polish Minister of Agriculture emphasized the need to maintain trade with Ukraine. According to him, a complete blockade of the border will lead to the fact that many Poles may lose their jobs.
Ukraine is seeking to create an additional export route to circumvent problems with the Polish border. Currently, the Ukrainian government's options include increasing the volume of transportation across the Danube River
Bulgaria delays the delivery of 100 armored personnel carriers to Ukraine because it is asking NATO to cover transportation costs.
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that Japan should become one of the leaders in the recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine's economy after a visit to Tokyo, where 56 documents were signed, including on the avoidance of double taxation and Japanese investments and loans to support Ukrainian business and infrastructure projects.
NATO countries neighboring Ukraine have begun to respond more actively to threats from Russian missiles and drones near their borders.
Residents of Bessarabia have changed their traditional pro-Russian vector to pro-Ukrainian - The Economist explains the reasons.
russian troops attacked Odesa region three times with kamikaze drones on the night of February 10, wounding four people.
Three waves of Russian drone attacks on Odesa and the Danube region on February 10 resulted in three people being injured and port infrastructure damaged, although air defense systems shot down all nine drones in the first two waves.
Ukraine is modernizing the Danube Shipping Company's river fleet in cooperation with international partners to replace outdated engines and make the fleet more modern and environmentally friendly.