Latest Ukraine Headlines
All the headlines from our Ukraine Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Russia Issues Warning to Any Ships Traveling to Ukraine’s Black Sea Ports
Jul 20 2023 // Russia warned that from Thursday any ships traveling to Ukraine’s Black Sea ports will be seen as possibly carrying military cargoes, after Ukraine said it was setting up a temporary shipping route to try and...
Ukraine Plea to Keep Grain Moving Clashes With Reality Facing Insurers, Shippers
Jul 19 2023 // Ukraine is pushing for grain exports to continue from key ports following Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea grain deal. Insurers and shippers aren’t so sure. Russia’s termination of the pact this...
Ideas Are ‘Being Floated’ on How to Get Ukraine, Russia Grain to World: UN
Jul 19 2023 // There are a “number of ideas being floated” to help get Ukrainian and Russian grain and fertilizer to global markets after Moscow quit a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain, the United...
Ukraine Cargo Insurance Policy Suspended After Russia Quits Grain Deal: Marsh
Jul 18 2023 // A cargo insurance facility providing cover for Ukraine grain shipments via a safe sea corridor has been suspended after Russia quit the United Nations-backed agreement, broker Marsh said on Tuesday. Moscow has withdrawn...
Russian Hackers Lured Embassy Workers in Ukraine With Fake Used-Car Advert
Jul 12 2023 // Hackers suspected of working for Russia’s foreign intelligence agency targeted dozens of diplomats at embassies in Ukraine with a fake used car advert in a bid to break into their computers, according to a...
Ukraine Finance Chief Sees Urgent Need for War-Risk Insurance
Jul 7 2023 // Ukraine’s wartime defense spending will remain high next year, underscoring the need for allies to provide war-risk insurance to help attract investment, the nation’s finance minister said. “Without...
As Ukraine Grain Deadline Approaches, Pact Is Already Nearly Broken
Jul 7 2023 // Global leaders are racing to salvage an international deal to allow Ukraine’s grain shipments by sea before it expires in less than two weeks. They face a key problem: the pact, already extended three times, is...
Marsh McLennan to Work With Ukraine to Provide Access to Global Insurance Market
Jun 23 2023 // Marsh McLennan, the professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people, today announced that it will work with the Ukrainian government to help it unlock access to the global insurance market. As part of...
UK PM Unveils War-Risk Insurance Scheme to Spur Ukraine Reconstruction
Jun 22 2023 // UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the creation of a framework for war-risk insurance backed by the Group of Seven and designed to encourage private investors to help rebuild Ukraine. Speaking at the opening of the...
Russia Is Likely to Quit Black Sea Grain Deal in July: Ukraine Envoy
Jun 22 2023 // Russia is 99.9% certain to quit a U.N.-brokered deal on the safe wartime passage of Black Sea grain next month because it no longer needs Ukrainian ports to export ammonia, a senior Ukrainian diplomat said. The United...
Aon, Lloyd’s and Vienna Insurance Group to Provide Re/Insurance for Ukraine Recovery
Jun 21 2023 // Aon, Lloyd’s and Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) announced they are collaborating to provide foreign re/insurance capacity to support Ukraine’s recovery and reconstruction. As part of the UK-Ukraine Private...
War in Ukraine Prompts Hike in Cyber Attacks on German Businesses
Jun 12 2023 // More than one in 10 German companies were the victim of a cyberattack last year, according to a new study, with the war in Ukraine prompting a steep increase in hacking in Europe’s largest economy. In a survey...
UK Eyes War-Risk Insurance Scheme for Ukraine’s Reconstruction
Jun 9 2023 // The UK is drawing up a war-risk insurance scheme that it hopes will convince investment companies as well as tech, energy and defense firms to back Ukraine’s reconstruction with billions in aid, people familiar with...
Rise in Fires, Ukraine-Russia Fallout Top Concerns for Shipping Industry: Allianz Report
Jun 2 2023 // The maritime sector experienced fewer total losses of vessels in 2022 while the number of shipping incidents remained relatively consistent, according to a recent report. Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS)...
Ukraine Black Sea Grain Deal Extended for Two Months
May 18 2023 // The Ukraine Black Sea grain deal has been extended for two more months, in what U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hailed as “good news for the world,” a day before Russia could have quit the pact over...
Last Ship Leaves Ukraine Port With Fate of Black Sea Grain Deal in Russia’s Hands
May 17 2023 // The last ship left a port in Ukraine on Wednesday under a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain a day before Russia could quit the pact over obstacles to its grain and fertilizer exports. The DSM Capella...
Insurers Continue to Cover Ukraine Grain Corridor Shipments, for Now: Lloyd’s Chairman
Mar 24 2023 // Insurers continue to cover grain shipments from Ukraine through a U.N.-backed corridor although more clarity will be required soon, a senior Lloyd’s of London official said on Thursday, after the export accord was...
Microsoft Warns Russian Hackers May Plan More Attacks, Inside and Outside of Ukraine
Mar 17 2023 // Microsoft Corp. warned an infamous hacking group that is tied to Russia’s military intelligence agency GRU could be gearing up for more ransomware attacks both inside and outside of Ukraine. Microsoft calls the group...
Ukraine Rebuffs Russia’s Offer of 60-Day Extension on Grain Deal
Mar 14 2023 // Ukraine pushed back on Russia’s apparent offer to extend the landmark grain-export deal by just 60 days when it comes up for renewal later this week. Russian and United Nations officials held discussions in Geneva on...
Russian Cyberwar Against Ukraine Stumbles, Just Like Conventional One
Mar 9 2023 // Even before Russia invaded Ukraine, its hacking offensive was well under way. Suspected Russian hackers targeted Ukrainian government and financial websites with so-called distributed denial-of-service attacks aimed at...
