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US makes major wartime bet on Ukraine’s largest private energy company with $85 million investment
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US makes major wartime bet on Ukraine’s largest private energy company with $85 million investment

by Dominic Culverwell

Ukraine’s biggest private energy firm, DTEK, has secured an $85 million loan from the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation for a critical battery storage project, marking the DFC’s largest wartime transaction, DTEK announced on Sept. 16. With Russia continuing to target Ukraine’s energy facilities, particularly power plants, ensuring a reliable energy supply has become a major concern in Ukraine. During the war, Ukraine has increasingly searched for investors to bolster its grid b

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US makes major wartime bet on Ukraine’s largest private energy company with $85 million investment

Ukraine’s biggest private energy firm, DTEK, has secured an $85 million loan from the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation for a critical battery storage project, marking the DFC’s largest wartime transaction, DTEK announced on Sept. 16. With Russia continuing to target Ukraine’s energy facilities, particularly power plants, ensuring a reliable energy supply has become a major concern in Ukraine. During the war, Ukraine has increasingly searched for investors to bolster its grid b

Ukraine war latest: Russian general eliminated in occupied part of Donetsk Oblast, military says

Key developments on Sept. 16: * 'In his nighttime lair' — Russian general eliminated in occupied Donetsk Oblast, military says * Partisans claim sabotage at Russian plant producing missile components * 40% of Ukrainians ready to relocate if conditions deteriorate 'significantly' this winter, poll reveals * Russia plans new prison complex in occupied Kherson Oblast among wider prison expansion * Ukraine approves more than 80 companies for private air defense * Ukraine hits Russian bomber i

Russia's military recruitment drive in Africa — Time to reassess relationship

In February 2026, a group of women stood outside Kenya's parliament in Nairobi holding photographs of their sons and brothers. One, Winnie Rose Wambui, was looking for her brother, Samuel Maina, who had left for Russia believing he had a job as a mall security guard; the last she heard was a distress voice note recorded from a forest. Winnie's story is part of a bigger effort of illegal military recruitment conducted by Russia. At least 3,000 Africans from 37 countries have been recorded figh

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