Latest Ukraine Headlines
All the headlines from our Ukraine Topic Page, ordered by recency.
London’s Marine Insurers Widen High-Risk Shipping Areas as Ukraine Conflict Escalates
Mar 9 2022 // London’s marine insurance market has widened the area of waters around the Black Sea and Sea of Azov that it deems high risk as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine intensifies and perils to merchant shipping grow. The...
As Foreign Seafarers Are Evacuated From Ukraine, Mariners Count Cost of War
Mar 8 2022 // Bangladeshi seafarer Asiful Islam recalls the moment when a missile struck his cargo ship last week off the Ukrainian port of Olvia, killing his crew mate. “I was just 15 feet away when it hit our ship. Our third...
Insurers Urged to Stress Test Cyber Portfolios for Russian Attack Potential
Mar 7 2022 // Cyber risk and analytics firm CyberCube said it has seen cyber attacks on Ukrainian government services, infrastructure, and other industries and it urges the insurance industry to reevaluate exposures. Russia’s...
China Instructs State Insurers to Review Exposure to Russia, Ukraine
Mar 4 2022 // China has told top state insurers to perform urgent checks on their exposure to Russia and Ukraine, as concerns swirl about the damage to the two economies amid intense fighting, according to two sources and documents seen...
London Halts Stocks, Trade Insurers Withdraw Cover as Isolation of Russia Intensifies
Mar 4 2022 // Russia’s global financial isolation intensified on Friday as the London Stock Exchange (LSE) suspended trading in its last Russian securities and some insurers withdrew cover from exporters over Moscow’s...
Ukrainian Cyber Group to Target Russian Power Grid, Railways
Mar 4 2022 // A Ukrainian cyber guerrilla warfare group plans to launch digital sabotage attacks against critical Russian infrastructure such as railways and the electricity grid, to strike back at Moscow over its invasion, a hacker...
China Will Not Impose Sanctions on Russia for Ukraine Invasion
Mar 2 2022 // BEIJING — China will not join in sanctions on Russia that have been led by the West, the country’s banking regulator said on Wednesday, adding that he believed the impact of the measures on China would be...
Could the Ukraine Crisis Move Florida to Fix Its Insurance Crisis?
Mar 2 2022 // With the March 11 scheduled close of its regular session fast approaching, the Florida Legislature remains so focused on putting the finishing touches on its various culture-war signaling bills that one might think...
Analysis: Russian Ransomware Attacks on Ukraine Muted by Leaks, Insurance Exclusion
Mar 2 2022 // Warnings that pro-Russian ransomware gangs would snarl networks in Ukraine and its allies have so far failed to materialize amid disarray among the criminal underworld often behind such attacks and fears insurers would not...
AM Best: Ukraine Invasion to Likely Have ‘Substantial Impact’ on Insurance Industry
Feb 28 2022 // Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could add to inflationary pressures and will likely have a substantial impact on the global insurance industry, said AM Best. The rating agency Friday said efforts by the global central...
Insurers Raise Costs of Shipping Through Black Sea for Vessels Still Willing to Sail
Feb 25 2022 // Insurers have raised the cost of providing cover for merchant ships through the Black Sea, adding to soaring rates to transport goods through the region for vessels still willing to sail after Russia’s invasion of...
Global Firms Shut Ukraine Operations, as They Weigh Impact of Sanctions on Russia
Feb 25 2022 // Brewer Carlsberg, Japan Tobacco and a Coca-Cola bottler were among firms shutting factories in Ukraine on Thursday following Russia’s invasion, while UPS and FedEx Corp. suspended services in and out of the...
Update: Ukraine Closes Airspace to Civilian Flights as Russian Military Action Begins
Feb 24 2022 // Ukraine closed its airspace to civilian flights on Thursday after Russia launched a land, sea and air invasion of its neighbor, while Europe’s aviation regulator warned about hazards to flying in bordering...
Tripwire for Real War? Cyber’s ‘Fuzzy’ Rules of Engagement
Feb 16 2022 // President Joe Biden couldn’t have been more blunt about the risks of cyberattacks spinning out of control. “If we end up in a war, a real shooting war with a major power, it’s going to be as a consequence...
More Airlines Avoiding Ukraine Airspace Amid Insurance Issues
Feb 14 2022 // More airlines are likely to avoid Ukraine’s airspace amid insurance issues and a decision by leading European carriers to stop overflights after a U.S. warning that Russia could invade at any time, a flight...
Banks Warned to Prepare for Possible Russian-Sponsored Cyber Attack
Feb 9 2022 // FRANKFURT/LONDON – The European Central Bank is preparing banks for a possible Russian-sponsored cyber attack as tensions with Ukraine mount, two people with knowledge of the matter said, as the region braces for the...
Threat of War in Ukraine Biggest Risk for Insurers of Beijing Winter Olympics
Feb 4 2022 // The threat of war between Russia and Ukraine is the biggest risk for insurers offering coverage during the Beijing Winter Olympics as an outbreak of hostilities could force team withdrawals or appearance cancellations,...
Malware Found in Several Ukraine Gov’t Agencies, IT Firm That Manages Websites
Jan 18 2022 // Microsoft Corp. said in a blog post on Saturday it observed destructive malware in systems belonging to several Ukrainian government agencies and organizations that work closely with the Ukrainian government. The victims...
U.S. Security Agencies Issue Advisory on Russian Cyber Attacks on Infrastructure
Jan 12 2022 // Federal cybersecurity officials are again warning of Russian cyber attacks and urging critical infrastructure networks in particular to be on alert. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Federal Bureau...
Russian Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Faces Big Hurdles Amid Ukraine Tensions
Dec 29 2021 // FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) – The pipeline is built and being filled with natural gas. But Russia’s Nord Stream 2 faces a rocky road before any gas flows to Germany, with its new leaders adopting a more skeptical tone...
