The updated Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA5) showed $13.9 billion in losses and $33.5 billion needed to restore education and science in Ukraine, according to the Ministry of Education and Science.
“The education and science sectors have also suffered significant losses. Total losses are estimated at $13.9 billion and cover the infrastructure and assets of all subsectors, from preschool education to scientific institutions,” the ministry said in a statement.
It is noted that the most damage was recorded in scientific infrastructure, higher education institutions, and schools, particularly in the Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Sumy, Chernihiv, Kyiv, Luhansk, and Donetsk regions, as well as in the city of Kyiv.
“For the complete restoration and reconstruction of the education and science sector for 2026-2035, the total need is estimated at $33.5 billion,” the ministry added.
The priority areas for support are: reconstruction of educational institutions; restoration of face-to-face learning through the construction and modernization of shelters and the introduction of temporary solutions to ensure access to face-to-face learning; comprehensive overcoming of learning losses (improved teaching practices, flexible catch-up programs, and psychosocial support are needed to compensate for lost learning time and overcome psychological trauma).
“When we talk about the damage caused by Russia to the Ukrainian education and science system, we are not just talking about destroyed buildings. It is limited access to education, lost opportunities, and educational gaps that affect children’s future earnings and the country’s economic potential — and these consequences are exacerbated as long as the war continues,” the press service quotes Minister of Education and Science Oksen Lisovyi as saying.
The RDNA5 report was prepared jointly with the World Bank, the European Commission, and the UN. It covers the period from February 24, 2022, to December 31, 2025. The total cost of recovery in Ukraine as of December 31, 2025, is $588 billion (over EUR500 billion) over the next decade, which is almost three times Ukraine’s projected nominal GDP for 2025.
Fishing enterprises of Vilkovo (Odessa region) cannot start the season of catching Danube herring because of delayed approval of limits by the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture, said the chairman of the Danube Fishing Association Larisa Shchelokova to the publication “Yug Segodnya”.
The head of the association noted that despite the lots for fishing, which were drawn in December 2025, and permits from the State Fishery Agency, which were received in January this year, the actual entry into the water is impossible without the approval of the Ministry of Economy for the Danube Biosphere Reserve. The process is hampered by lengthy correspondence from Ukrposhta and new requirements to provide catch statistics for the last 10 years.
“This is some kind of disaster. The ministry sends replies, demanding statistics that no one keeps for so long. All correspondence takes place exclusively “Ukrposhta”, letters lie unregistered for weeks, and the countdown of the term of consideration begins only after that”, – said Shchelokova.
She added that after receiving the ministerial limits, fishermen have to pass another stage – obtaining permits from the Department of Ecology of the Odessa Regional Military Administration (OMA), where the period of consideration of documents also reaches about a month.
According to the Association’s forecasts, under such conditions, it is possible to go fishing not earlier than the end of March, which actually means the loss of half of the season, which lasts until mid-April.
Now 11 enterprises (about 200 boats and 400 fishermen) are ready to work in Vilkovo. At the same time, Romanian colleagues on the same territory of the reserve have already started fishing without any administrative obstacles.
The Danube Fishermen’s Association appealed for help to the Izmail District Military Administration, but as of the end of February it had not received a response.
During four years of full-scale war, Energoatom has been systematically supporting Ukrainian defenders, allocating over UAH 18.5 billion to the front’s needs, the company reported on Telegram.
“Among other things, the company has provided the Ukrainian Armed Forces with a Mi-2 helicopter, which helps to carry out combat missions. NAEK has also allocated UAH 300 million to the State Border Service for the purchase of 50 armored personnel carriers for the ”Assault Guard“ units,” Energoatom said.
In addition, volunteers actively support Ukrainian defenders at nuclear power plant sites.
“Thanks to the efforts of the labor collectives, nuclear workers are meeting many of the military’s needs by sending drones, cars, electronic warfare equipment, satellite systems, and other necessary items to the front,” the company added.
In October 2023, on the initiative of Energoatom employees, the public organization “Guardians of Light” was created. It was founded by volunteers from the association in Kyiv to respond quickly to requests from the military and systematically provide them with the necessary assistance.
As noted by NAEK, during its work, the organization has expanded to a network of centers in Pivdennoukrayinsk, Varash, Slavutych, and Netishyn. Volunteers constantly support units on the front lines, promptly providing for their needs—from technical equipment to everyday items.
One important area of focus has been the implementation of a program for the psychological and emotional recovery of military personnel in cooperation with the Main Directorate for Psychological Support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the administration of the State Border Service. Since the program began, more than 13,000 soldiers have taken advantage of it.
On April 3, 2025, the support program was expanded with the “Family” program, which provides compensation for 50% of the cost of a sanatorium stay for family members of military personnel undergoing emotional recovery.
The “Family Comfort” program was introduced to support the families of military personnel who are missing, in captivity, or who died while performing combat missions.
Energoatom and the NGO “Guardians of Light” will continue to provide systematic support to military personnel and their families for as long as necessary, the NAEK emphasized.
The housing price index in Ukraine reached 112.8% at the end of 2025, compared to 112.7% in 2024 and 114.5% in 2023, according to the State Statistics Service (Derzhstat).
According to its data, housing prices in the primary market rose by 14.3% in 2025, with growth slowing compared to 2024, when the figure was 15%. At the same time, one-room apartments rose in price by 14.6%, two-room apartments by 14.1%, and three-room apartments by 13.2%.
At the same time, housing prices in the secondary market rose last year after falling in 2024. Thus, the secondary market rose by an average of 12%, which is 0.4 percentage points (p.p.) higher than in 2024. One-room apartments on the secondary market rose in price by 12.7%, two-room apartments by 12.1%, and three-room apartments by 11.8%.
According to the agency, in the fourth quarter of 2025, the housing price index was 113.2%, which is almost equal to the figure for the fourth quarter of 2024 (113.1%). In particular, in October-December 2025, prices in the primary market rose by 13.1% compared to 15.8% in October-December 2024, while in the secondary market, the rate of price growth accelerated: the indicator was 13.3% compared to 11.9%, respectively.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to the third quarter, the housing price index rose by 4.4 percentage points to 104.7%. In particular, housing prices in the primary market rose by an average of 4.3%: one-room apartments by 4.8%, two-room apartments by 4.2%, and three-room apartments by 3.7%.
In the secondary market, housing prices rose by 5% in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to 0.3% in the third quarter. One-room apartments rose in price by 5.6%, two- and three-room apartments by 5% and 4.5%, respectively.
The mining and metallurgical group Metinvest has spent UAH 10.1 billion to support the state and its citizens during four years of full-scale war, of which UAH 7.3 billion went to the army as part of Rinat Akhmetov’s Steel Front military initiative.
According to the company’s press release on Tuesday, it has mastered the production of protective metal screens and shields for military equipment such as Abrams, Bradley, T-64, T-72, and MT-LB, manufacturing 309 units of such products.
In addition, Metinvest has established the production of anti-mine trawls, which are installed on tanks, and has delivered 31 such structures to the front.
Metinvest is working with the military to create lines of defense. More than 200 km of fortifications have been built in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia directions, according to the release.
According to the release, the company provides the army with reconnaissance, surveillance, communications, and power supply equipment. In particular, the military received more than 8,337 reconnaissance drones, 2,088 thermal imagers and high-precision surveillance optics units, 765 backup power systems, 875 communication equipment units, 795 vehicles, including ambulances, and 1.55 million liters of fuel to refuel them.
In 2025, one of the largest batches of drones, worth UAH 214 million, was received by the 1st Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine “Azov.” In total, Metinvest provided UAH 600 million in aid to Azov last year. It also donated 31,655 first aid kits and tourniquets to the army and allocated nearly UAH 26 million to the development of tactical medicine in Ukraine in cooperation with the PULSE charitable foundation.
As reported, Metinvest has allocated UAH 9.72 billion to support the state and its citizens during the three years of war, of which UAH 5.2 billion was allocated to the army’s needs as part of Rinat Akhmetov’s Steel Front military initiative.
In total, SCM businesses, the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation, Azovstal Heart, and Shakhtar Football Club have allocated more than UAH 13.5 billion to help the country, the army, and civilians during four years of war, as reported yesterday. They reported UAH 11.3 billion for the first three years, UAH 7.6 billion for the first two years, and UAH 5 billion for the first year of full-scale war.
Metinvest is a vertically integrated group of mining and metallurgical enterprises. Its enterprises are located in Ukraine – in the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipropetrovsk regions – as well as in the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The main shareholders of the holding are SCM Group (71.24%) and Smart Holding (23.76%). Metinvest Holding LLC is the managing company of the Metinvest Group.
