manufacturing process at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States, on April 16, 2024.
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How can foreign defense manufacturers benefit from Ukraine’s Defense City regime?

by Vladyslav Bandrovsky

This January, Ukraine's long-awaited Defense City regime has finally come into operation. The first company to obtain resident status was SkyFall, a manufacturer of drones and Shahed interceptors. This special program, similar to the IT-focused Diia City, is designed to entice defense companies with a package of tax breaks and regulatory relief. It has already started drawing attention from major international arms manufacturers, especially as Ukraine has become a testing ground for advanced

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Ukraine Reforms Tracker Weekly — Issue 43

Editor’s note: This is issue 43 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s weekly "Ukraine Reforms Tracker" covering events from Jan. 1–Jan. 12, 2026. The digest highlights steps taken in the Ukrainian parliament related to business, economics, and international financial programs. IMF benchmarks and soft commitments Ukraine moves forward in competition for customs head On Jan. 17, Ukraine will hold the first stage of an open competition to select the next head of the State Customs Service.

Ukraine calendar: What will happen this week

Editor's note: This article is a shortened on-site version of KI Insights' public newsletter, The Week Ahead, covering events from January 19-25. Sign up here to start your week with an agenda of Ukraine-related events delivered directly to your inbox every week. The World Economic Forum in Davos will take place from January 19 to 23. The most anticipated moment for Ukraine will be a meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump on the sidelines of the forum, alongside the signing of an $

Inside Ukraine’s resistance under Russian occupation

In this exclusive interview, the Kyiv Independent’s Yuliia Taradiuk speaks with a Ukrainian Special Operations Forces' officer who helps organize resistance movements in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine.

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