Ukraine will open ten export centers in European countries by the end of the current 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
“Today we are opening export centers. There will already be ten export centers in Europe in 2026. These are the Baltic countries, and the countries of Northern Europe. In 2026 there will be ten representative offices,” Zelensky said while communicating with teachers and students of the Kiev Aviation Institute on the occasion of the 120th anniversary of the birth of aircraft designer Oleh Antonov.
In January of this year, 2,873 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) were added to the Ukrainian vehicle fleet, according to Ukravtoprom’s Telegram channel.
The majority of registered electric vehicles were passenger cars – 2,740 units, of which 952 were new and 1,788 were used. Among the 133 commercial electric vehicles, 37 were new.
The most popular new electric vehicles in January 2025 were the BYD Leopard 3 (169 units), BYD Sea Lion 06 (97 units), Volkswagen ID.UNYX (96 units), Zeekr 001 (77 units), and BYD Song Plus (68 units).
Among used cars, the most frequently registered for the first time were Tesla Model 3 – 219 units; Nissan Leaf – 213 units; Tesla Model Y – 169 units; Renault Zoe – 79 units; KIA Niro – 79 units.
At the same time, compared to December last year, demand for electric cars fell 11.4 times.
As reported, according to Ukravtoprom, in December 2025, more than 32,800 electric vehicles (new and used) were added to the Ukrainian car fleet, which is 8.6 times more than a year earlier, including 32,134 passenger cars (8.8 times more) and 699 commercial vehicles (4.6 times more).
December was the last month for importing electric vehicles without paying VAT during customs clearance.
At the same time, experts from the Automotive Market Research Institute believe that January, despite a sharp drop in electric vehicle imports against the backdrop of December’s peak, did not give reason to talk about the disappearance of the segment—a significantly larger part of transactions takes place within the country.
“After the peak, the market entered a phase of normalization, which was further exacerbated by cold weather, unstable power supply, and the high cost of public charging. For sellers, this means a longer sales cycle, and for buyers, a wider choice and more room for bargaining. For businesses, it is a signal to focus not only on imports, but also on domestic circulation and comprehensive services that meet new customer expectations,” according to a statement on the analysts’ website.
Light snow is expected in most western, southern and eastern regions of Ukraine on Monday, February 9, in the rest of the territory without precipitation, forecasts Ukrhydrometcenter.
The roads are icy. The wind is predominantly northerly, 5-10 m/s.
Also on Monday the temperature is expected to drop: at night 13-18°, during the day 7-12° of frost; in the Carpathian region, south and south-east of the country at night 9-14° of frost, during the day 3-8° of frost. In Transcarpathia, it will be about 0° at night and 1-6° warm during the day.
In Kiev on February 9, there is no precipitation. The roads are icy. The wind is predominantly northerly, 5-10 m/s. The temperature will drop: 14-16° at night and 8-10° of frost during the day.
According to the Central Geophysical Observatory named after Boris Sreznevsky. Borys Sreznevsky, in Kiev for all the time of meteorological observations, the highest temperature on February 9 was recorded at 8.3° of heat in 1990, the lowest – at 32.2° of frost in 1929.
On Tuesday, February 10, Ukraine is mostly without precipitation, only in Transcarpathia and the Carpathians a little wet snow and rain, in some places icy. The roads are icy in some places.
The wind is predominantly southerly, 5-10 m/s.
The temperature at night 15-20°, in the northern regions in some places 22-24° frost, in the daytime 7-12° frost; in the west, south and south-east of the country at night 12-17° frost, in the afternoon 1-6° frost; in Transcarpathia at night about 0°, in the afternoon 1-6° warm.
In Kiev on February 10, no precipitation. The roads are icy in places. The wind is predominantly southerly, 5-10 m/s. The temperature is 18-20° at night and 8-10° of frost during the day.
Wheat flour exports from Ukraine in the 2025/2026 season may amount to 65,000 tons, which is 2.6% lower than in the previous marketing year (67,000 tons), according to the information and analytical agency APK-Inform.
Analysts noted that in the first seven months of the 2025-2026 marketing year (MY, July-June), shipments to foreign markets amounted to 37.5 thousand tons, which is 7% less than in July-January of the previous season. In particular, in January 2026, exports fell by 23% to 4.3 thousand tons.
The main consumers of Ukrainian flour remain Moldova with a share of 30%, Palestine with 20%, and the Czech Republic with 16%. At the same time, the volumes of purchases by key importers decreased: Moldova imported 11.4 thousand tons (-8%), Palestine — 7.3 thousand tons (-10%), and the Czech Republic — 5.9 thousand tons (-32%). At the same time, analysts recorded an increase in demand from Israel and Spain, which purchased 3 thousand tons and 2.7 thousand tons, respectively, during the specified period.
Analysts attribute the decline in export estimates to a reduction in domestic production. In July-January 2025/26 MY, Ukraine produced 510.5 thousand tons of flour, which is 10% less than in the previous season, according to APK-Inform.
According to Serbian Economist, the mountain river Drina in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina was again blocked by a large accumulation of floating waste near the barriers of a hydroelectric power plant in the vicinity of the city of Visegrad, media reported, citing local activists and utility services.
During the winter, rubbish washed away by flooded rivers and tributaries accumulates near the protective line of the hydroelectric facility, forming “islands” of plastic bottles and other household and construction waste. Machinery is working to clear the riverbed, but activists note that the problem recurs every year.
Euronews specifies that some of the waste may come from illegal landfills not only in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but also in neighboring Serbia and Montenegro, which gives the problem a cross-border character and requires coordination between the countries of the Drina basin.
According to estimates cited in publications, the volume of waste entering the dam area during peak periods can be measured in thousands of cubic meters, with activists claiming that medical materials are also found among the waste.
The average employment rate of Ukrainian refugees aged 20-64 in European countries in mid-2025 was 57%, including self-employment and informal work, which is 22 percentage points (pp) lower than the comparable figure for citizens of the host country, according to a UNHCR survey on the integration of Ukrainian refugees into the labor market.
“The results vary significantly: countries bordering Ukraine tend to have the highest employment rates, while Western and Northern European countries show significantly lower rates, even when differences in refugee profiles are taken into account,” the document, which is based on data from 6,817 respondents, notes.
According to the publication, 3% of those aged 20-64 (or 5% of those in work) are self-employed or entrepreneurs.
It is noted that proficiency in the local language is one of the strongest predictors of employment, and a longer stay in the host country is also associated with improved access to the labor market.
According to the data, Estonia and Hungary lead in terms of employment, with 72% and 71% respectively, followed by the United Kingdom (69%), Poland (68%), Bulgaria (67%), the Czech Republic (66%), and the Netherlands (64%).
Spain (61%), Italy (58%), Lithuania (57%), France (53%), Romania (50%), Moldova, Ireland, and Belgium (46% each) are close to the average.
According to the survey, the employment rates of Ukrainian refugees are significantly lower in Sweden (43%), Finland (40%), Denmark and Germany (39% each), Norway (37%), and Switzerland (29%).
“However, the problem of underemployment remains widespread. Nearly 60% of working refugees report that they are working below their skill level, and they are almost twice as likely as citizens of the country to hold low-skilled jobs,” the UNHCR document states.
According to the document, more than a third of refugees with higher education work in low-skilled professions, compared to 7% of citizens of the host country. According to the researchers, this mismatch between skills is likely to be the main reason for the 40% median wage gap between refugees and host countries.
It is also noted that, unlike employment rates, underemployment does not improve significantly over time when language, sector continuity, education, and labor market barriers are taken into account, indicating the presence of structural barriers that require targeted intervention.
According to UNHCR, reducing gaps in employment and productivity will lead to significant macroeconomic benefits: if average national targets are achieved, this could increase annual GDP growth by up to 0.7 percentage points in some countries, especially those with large refugee populations and significant productivity gaps.
Among other findings of the study, adults aged 50-64 are about 10 percentage points less likely to be employed than those who are younger. Men are 7 percentage points more likely to be employed than women. Having a vocational diploma increases the probability of employment by about 5 percentage points compared to those with only a secondary education. However, higher degrees provide only limited additional benefits—about 10 percentage points overall—with little difference between bachelor’s and master’s degrees.
Living with young children under the age of 6 reduces the probability of employment by 11 percentage points, which is consistent with other studies that identify childcare constraints as a significant barrier.
At the same time, living alone increases the probability of employment by 8 percentage points.
Surprisingly, living with elderly people (65+) is associated with a 6 percentage point increase in the probability of employment, suggesting that most elderly people may not require intensive care from household members, but rather provide support with household chores.
In terms of language, respondents who report at least some knowledge of the local language are 13 percentage points more likely to be employed than those who do not know it at all or have only minimal knowledge. It is noteworthy that a higher level of language proficiency does not seem to provide additional advantages, which means that the types of jobs available to Ukrainian refugees (mostly low-skilled) may not require a high level of language proficiency.
Finally, the study notes that there is a clear link between the likelihood of finding employment and the time elapsed since arrival. Although there is no significant difference between arrivals in the last six months and those in the last year, the probability of employment increases by 10 percentage points relative to the baseline for those who arrived 1–2 years ago, by 14 percentage points for those who arrived 2–3 years ago, and by 20 percentage points for those who arrived more than three years ago.
According to updated UNHCR data, the number of Ukrainian refugees in Europe as of January 16, 2026, was estimated at 5.349 million (5.311 million as of December 11), and 5.898 million (5.860 million) worldwide.
In Ukraine itself, according to the latest UN data for the end of 2025, there were 3.7 million internally displaced persons (IDPs), compared to 3.340 million in July and 3.76 million in April.
