Latest Ukraine Headlines
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Marsh McLennan, Ukraine, Lloyd’s Expand Insurance Facility for Non-Military Shipments
Mar 1 2024 // Insurance broker Marsh McLennan, the Ukrainian government and Lloyd’s have announced a major expansion of the Unity insurance facility – a public-private partnership originally launched in November 2023 to provide...
Companies in Ukraine See Problems Pile Up; Insurance Issues Make Matters Worse
Feb 29 2024 // German supermarket chain Metro and its 3,400 employees in Ukraine have worked hard to get their business back to where it was before Russia’s full-scale invasion two years ago. After a sales slump of 10.4% in 2022...
Several Ukrainian State-Run Bodies Report ‘Large-Scale’ Cyber Attacks
Jan 26 2024 // Several major Ukrainian state organizations on Thursday reported cyber attacks on their systems, in the latest wave that a source close to the government blamed on Russian intelligence. Ukraine’s state-run energy...
Grain Insurance Program Could Be Blueprint for Ukraine’s Return to Air Travel: Doyle
Jan 19 2024 // Ukraine is working “intensively” with partners to restore air travel suspended for nearly two years, with the main focus on Boryspil International Airport outside the capital Kyiv, a presidential official said...
Ukraine in Talks With Marsh on War Risk Insurance for Air Transport
Jan 15 2024 // Ukraine is discussing military risk insurance for air transportation with insurance broker Marsh and consulting firm Oliver Wyman, Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council said on Friday. Air traffic over...
Russian Hackers Were Inside Ukraine Telecoms Giant for Months: Cyber Spy Chief
Jan 4 2024 // Russian hackers were inside Ukrainian telecoms giant Kyivstar’s system from at least May last year in a cyberattack that should serve as a “big warning” to the West, Ukraine’s cyber spy chief told...
Bulk Carrier Hits Mine in Black Sea, 2 People Injured, Ukraine Says
Dec 28 2023 // A Panama-flagged bulk carrier that was headed to a River Danube port to load grain hit a Russian mine in the Black Sea on Wednesday, injuring two crew members, Ukrainian officials said on Thursday. It was the latest...
Ukraine’s Top Mobile Network Operator Hit by Biggest Cyber Attack of War to Date
Dec 12 2023 // Ukraine’s biggest mobile network operator said it hoped to restore operations by Wednesday after coming under what appeared to be the largest cyberattack since Russia launched its war on the country in February...
Grain Ship, Damaged off Coast of Ukraine, Likely Hit Sea Mine: Sources
Nov 20 2023 // A merchant ship transporting grains was lightly damaged off the coast of Ukraine and was likely to have been hit by a floating sea mine, according to maritime specialists and a Ukrainian government source. This is the...
Update: Ukraine Launches Grain Insurance Program With Marsh McLennan, Lloyd’s
Nov 15 2023 // Ukraine is starting an insurance program with broker Marsh McLennan and Lloyd’s of London to provide cover for grain vessels sailing from Ukraine’s deep-sea ports, just days after a ship was hit by a Russian...
Freight Costs for Ships in Ukraine’s Export Corridor Ease Back to Former Levels
Nov 13 2023 // Freight costs for ships in Ukraine’s alternative export corridor have eased back to their former levels, a government source said on Friday, after brokers said earlier they had risen following an attack on a cargo...
Russian Missile Strike on Merchant Ship Threatens Ukraine’s Exports
Nov 9 2023 // A Russian missile strike on a commercial ship at a major Ukrainian Black Sea port is adding to risks for commodity exports just as farmers in the war-battered nation are in the midst of this year’s harvest. A...
Ukraine Sees Russian Cyberattacks Growing More Sophisticated
Oct 26 2023 // A senior Ukrainian official said Russian cyberattacks are growing more sophisticated and have become daily occurrences aimed at disrupting vital infrastructure during wartime. Deputy Foreign Minister Anton Demokhin,...
Ukraine’s Risky Bet on Black Sea Shipping Corridor Pays Off as Ships Stream Into Ports
Oct 18 2023 // A steady stream of ships is hauling grain and metals from Ukraine a month after the first inbound vessel sailed through its new shipping corridor in the Black Sea in defiance of Russian threats. More than 30 vessels have...
From Ukraine to Taiwan, Satellite Firms Wrangle With Geopolitics in Space
Oct 6 2023 // If China attempts to cut Taiwan off from the world by severing more than a dozen undersea cables that connect it to the internet, large numbers of fast-moving low Earth orbit satellites will be critical to maintaining...
Freight Rates for Grain Exports via New Black Sea Corridor Fall Sharply, Ukraine Says
Oct 2 2023 // A new corridor allowing cargo vessels to carry Ukrainian grain and iron ore from Black Sea ports has significantly lowered freight rates and they are likely to fall further, Ukraine’s farm minister said on...
Ship Insurance Facility Set Up for Ukraine Grain Exports, Broker Miller Says
Sep 27 2023 // A new marine insurance facility for Ukrainian grain exports using the country’s sea corridor has been set up in conjunction with Ukraine’s authorities, insurance broker Miller said on Tuesday. Russia quit a...
Ukraine Says Second Ship to Sail From Odesa Reaches Romania
Aug 28 2023 // A Liberian-flagged bulk carrier that was the second ship to sail from Odesa since Russia quit the Black Sea safe-transit deal has reached Romanian waters, said President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. The Singapore-operated Primus...
Ukraine in Talks With Insurers to Start Program to Cover Ships Hauling Grain Exports
Aug 22 2023 // Ukraine’s government is in talks with insurers to start a new program to cover ships hauling grain through some of the riskiest parts of the Black Sea. The service could start as soon as early September, though a...
Ukraine Weighs Using New Black Sea Export Corridor for Grain Shipments
Aug 21 2023 // Ukraine is considering using its newly tested wartime Black Sea export corridor for grain shipments after the first successful evacuation of a vessel along the route last week, a senior agricultural official said on...
