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OSW Commentary | | Krzysztof Nieczypor, Sławomir Matuszak

Game of drones the production and use of Ukrainian battlefield unmanned aerial vehicles

The Russian–Ukrainian war has been marked by the unprecedented use of unmanned aerial vehicles. The effectiveness of drones on the battlefield has led to their widespread deployment by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), enabled by their…
Analyses | | Krzysztof Nieczypor, Sławomir Matuszak, Jacek Tarociński

Ukraines new defence minister Day 1245 of the war

Analyses | | Krzysztof Nieczypor, Sławomir Matuszak, Jacek Tarociński

New military support mechanism from the US Day 1238 of the war

Analyses | | Marcin Jędrysiak, Sławomir Matuszak

The Ukraine–US agreement on minerals

On 30 April, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy Yulia Svyrydenko and US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent signed an agreement to establish the US–Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund. This new institution…
Analyses | | Sławomir Matuszak

Ukraine A difficult situation on the gas front

On 28 March, the state-owned energy company Naftogaz reported a further Russian attack on Ukraine’s gas infrastructure. This was reportedly the eighteenth large-scale strike since the outbreak of the full-scale war and the eighth since the…
Analyses | | Sławomir Matuszak, Krzysztof Nieczypor

Sanctions against Poroshenko the start of Ukraines election campaign

On 13 February, President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree approving the National Security and Defence Council’s (NSDC) decision to impose sanctions on former president and leader of the largest opposition group in parliament, Petro…
Analyses | | Sławomir Matuszak

Ukraine controversial decision to purchase Russian-made nuclear reactors

On 11 February, the Verkhovna Rada passed a law granting the nuclear power plant operator Enerhoatom the right to purchase two reactors manufactured by Atomstroyexport, a subsidiary of Rosatom, from the Bulgarian company BEH EAD. These…
Analyses | | Sławomir Matuszak

Ukraines trade in 2024 restoration of logistical routes

Despite persistently weak price trends for Ukraine’s key export commodities, in 2024 its exports increased by 15% in terms of value and over 30% in terms of volume. This marks a significant improvement compared to 2023, when foreign sales…
Analyses | | Sławomir Matuszak

The prospect of losing Pokrovsk – a blow to Ukraines metallurgical sector

On 12 December, Metinvest, a corporation owned by Rinat Akhmetov, announced that it had suspended operations at one of its coal mining facilities (shaft no. 3) in the village of Pishchane near Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast. The decision was…
Analyses | | Sławomir Matuszak

Ukraine another difficult wartime budget

On 19 November, the Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) adopted (by a majority of 257 votes) the 2025 budget law, specifying that the country’s spending will amount to 3.94 trillion hryvnias (approximately $95.5 billion) and its revenues…