The occupiers are increasingly targeting warehouses, logistics centers, and commercial facilities in an attempt to weaken Ukraine’s economic rear as they fail to achieve significant gains on the front lines.
In the first seven months of 2026, new businesses with foreign owners emerged from 65 countries, and the number of companies with Chinese beneficial owners nearly tripled.
Russian attacks on distribution centers have disrupted the usual logistics operations of supermarkets, but food is not expected to disappear completely from the shelves.
New EU restrictions on steel imports pose additional risks for Ukrainian steelmakers, who are already grappling with the consequences of the war and rising logistics costs.
Ukraine is turning low-cost interceptor drones into a key component of its air defense system, and the United States, Europe, and the Gulf states are showing interest in this technology.