Ukraine has mineral resources, but “this does not mean that we give them away to anyone, even to strategic partners,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says.
“We have mineral resources. This does not mean that we give them away to anyone, even to strategic partners. It is about partnership. Invest money. Invest. Let’s develop this together and make money. And the main thing is the security of the Western world, the European continent. That all this will not go to these thieves – Russia plus their allies,” Zelensky said in an interview with Reuters, which was posted on the telegram channel.
According to the president, Russia has seized less than 20% of Ukraine’s mineral resources.
“If we assume that about 20% of our land has been seized, they certainly have not seized 20% of our mineral resources. So far, it is less,” the President said.
At the same time, he emphasized that the rest of Ukraine’s resources are in dire need of protection: “We need to stop Putin and protect what we have.”
“A lot in Dnipro region, a lot in central Ukraine and in the west. Unfortunately, we lost coal, but I know that they also lost a lot there, because they did not know what to do with the mines, they flooded many of them,” Zelensky added.
On Sunday, February 9, in Ukraine without precipitation, the roads in the northern, eastern and most central regions are icy in places, reports Ukrhydrometcenter. The wind is northeastern, in western regions southeastern, 5-10 m/s, in Azov region gusts of 15-20 m/s in some places.
The temperature at night 6-11° frost, in the daytime 1-6° frost. In western and southern regions from 2° of frost to 3° of heat, in Transcarpathia 3-8° of heat.
In Kiev, no precipitation, northeast wind, 5-10 m/s. The temperature at night 7-9° frost, during the day 3-5° frost.
As reported by the Central Geophysical Observatory named after. Borys Sreznevsky, the highest daytime temperature on February 9 in Kiev was recorded in 1990 and amounted to 8.3° of heat, the lowest at night – 32.2° below zero in 1929.
On Monday, February 10, in Ukraine without precipitation. On the roads, except for most of the western and southern regions, in some places icy.
The wind is predominantly northeasterly, 3-8 m/s.
The temperature at night is 6-11° of frost. During the day 1-6° frost, in western and southern regions from 3° frost to 2° warm, in Transcarpathia 2-7° warm.
In Kiev, no precipitation, northeast wind, 3-8 m/s. The temperature at night 7-9° frost, during the day 3-5° frost.
German industrial production in December 2024 fell by 2.4% from the previous month, the country’s statistical office said. Analysts on average expected a decline of 0.6%, according to Trading Economics.
The dynamics of the indicator became the worst since July last year. According to the revised data, industrial production increased by 1.3% in November, not 1.5%, as previously announced.
The decline in industrial production in December was largely due to a 10% drop in automobile production. Meanwhile, output of pharmaceuticals jumped 11.6%.
The output of capital goods fell 4.7%, intermediate goods fell 3.3%, and consumer goods production rose 0.9%. Construction output remained at the same level as the previous month.
On an annualized basis, German industrial production fell 3.1% in December. For the full year 2024, German industrial production fell by 4.5%.
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that the government will soon launch contracts for the recruitment of 18-24 year olds into the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
“Next week, the government intends to launch lucrative recruitment contracts to attract young people aged 18-24 – up to draft age – to the Armed Forces to help eliminate labor shortages,” he told Reuters.
However, Zelensky declined to say how many men are expected to sign up.
As reported, the special representative of US President-elect Donald Trump, Mike Volz, believes that to stabilize the front in Ukraine it is necessary to lower the mobilization age, which would allow to call into the army “hundreds of thousands of new soldiers”.
Earlier, Zelensky commented on the discussion on lowering the mobilization age in Ukraine, pointing to the understaffing of Ukrainian brigades and the lack of weapons.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed ambassadors to the Republic of Moldova and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay.
The relevant decrees No. 77/2025 and No. 78/2025 were published on the President’s website.
Thus, Paun Rogovei was appointed Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Moldova.
At the same time, Ambassador of Ukraine to the Argentine Republic Yurii Klymenko was appointed ambassador to the Eastern Republic of Uruguay with concurrent appointment.
In addition, the President appointed Ambassador to Hungary Fedir Shandor as Ukraine’s representative to the Danube Commission on a part-time basis. By Decree No. 75/2025, the President dismissed Lyubov Nepop from this position.
The leading domestic retailer of household appliances and electronics Comfy (Comfy Trade LLC) received UAH 47 billion 720.9 million in revenue in 2024, which is 27.1% higher than in 2023, the company’s press service toldInterfax-Ukraine.
It emphasized that 2024 was the first year when the company exceeded $1 billion in revenue. Last year, the company paid UAH 2 billion to the state budget, which is twice as much as in the previous year.
In 2024, Comfy opened eight new stores in Oleksandria, Berdychiv, Khodosivka, Mohyliv-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi, Vinnytsia, Lviv, and even frontline Zaporizhzhia, and also restored stores in Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, and Irpin that were damaged by Russian missiles.
In addition, Comfy updated all existing stores to reflect changes in customer demand and behavior and assortment.
In 2024, the reformatting tasks included updating the online order pickup area. Thanks to active development, Comfy has created more than half a thousand jobs across the country.
The retailer, together with the Prometheus platform, launched a free professional course “Marketing Manager” for Ukrainians who lost their jobs as a result of the war. The retraining program has already been completed by 500 people.
In addition, in 2024, the retailer donated UAH 28.6 million to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In total, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the amount of aid has reached more than UAH 160 million.
According to Opendatabot, Comfy Trade LLC is owned by Comfy Holdings Limited (100%, Cyprus), with Stanislav Ronis and Svitlana Gutsul as the ultimate beneficiaries.
