Latest Ukraine Headlines

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Russian Missile Hits Fourth Cargo Ship in Ukraine This Month

Oct 15 2024 // A Russian missile hit a fourth cargo ship in Ukraine this month, as the Kremlin ramps up its attacks on Kyiv’s trade infrastructure.A grain storage facility at Odesa port was attacked on Monday, killing one person...

Russian Strikes on Ukraine’s Ports Push Up Insurance Rates: Market Sources

Oct 10 2024 // A series of Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian Black Sea port infrastructure and commercial vessels has led to a jump in insurance costs and forced some shipowners to cancel bookings, insurance sources and a broker said...

Ukraine Says Russian Missile Hits Second Grain Ship

Oct 8 2024 // Russia targeted a ship loaded with Ukrainian grain with a ballistic missile Monday — the second in two days — killing one person and injuring five, according to the Infrastructure Ministry in Kyiv.The Optima, which...

Ukraine Says Russian Strike on Danube Port Town Kills Three

Sep 27 2024 // Ukrainian authorities said at least three people were killed by a Russian strike against a Danube River port that was repeatedly attacked last year after it became a lifeline for key exports amid the Kremlin’s...

Brokerage Giants Aon, Marsh Unite In Call for Industry Aid to Ukraine

Sep 9 2024 // Highlighting the existence of blanket exclusions in reinsurance contracts for risks originating in the region impacted by the ongoing Russia Ukraine conflict, Aon and Marsh McLennan are jointly calling for their removal.In...

Ukraine Boosts Grain Exports Despite Intensified Russian Attacks

Aug 12 2024 // Ukraine is scrambling to ship as much grain as it can this summer, taking advantage of military gains it has made in the Black Sea area to boost exports even as Russia has attacked its ports.Ukraine is a major global wheat...

Aon Launches $350M Insurance Program to Boost Capital Investments in Ukraine

Jun 12 2024 // Insurance broker Aon plc announced a $350 million, first-of-its kind insurance program with the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, designed to build insurance capacity and accelerate new capital investment...

UK Court Decides Aircraft Disputes to Be Heard in Ukraine, Not London

Jun 7 2024 // A legal battle between insurers and aircraft leasing companies over jets stuck in Ukraine should be heard in Ukraine rather than London, the High Court in London ruled on Thursday.Aircraft lessors, including...

Markets/Coverages: WTW Launches Facility for Cargo and War-on-Land Risks in Ukraine

May 14 2024 // Insurance broker WTW announced a partnership with Ukrainian insurer, VUSO, to provide a London-market-backed facility covering cargo and, crucially, war-on-land risks.This exclusive facility – which WTW describes as a...

Ukraine Nuclear-Plant Attacks Prompt Emergency Watchdog Meet

Apr 12 2024 // The United Nations atomic watchdog held an emergency meeting in Vienna to discuss the increasing risk of an accident at a Russian-occupied atomic power plant in Ukraine.International Atomic Energy Agency diplomats convened...

EBRD Calls for Subsidized Insurance to Quickly Rebuild Ukraine

Apr 5 2024 // Subsidized insurance would attract investors to help rebuild Ukraine’s war-battered economy, according to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.“Reconstruction could start very quickly,”...

In Ukraine’s Bombarded Ports, Ship Buyers Scout for Deals

Mar 15 2024 // Since Russia invaded Ukraine two years ago, nearly 50 merchant ships have been languishing in its waters, stuck in ports too dangerous to sail from.But while these ships have not moved, some of their owners have changed,...

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...