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Ukraine war latest: Starshield speed restrictions return, Zelensky says

Key developments on Nov. 12: * Starshield speed restrictions return, hampering efforts to intercept Russian drones, Zelensky says * Russia attacks Kyiv with ballistic missiles, drones hours after peace talks end * Russian colonel reportedly killed in car explosion near St. Petersburg * Ukraine captures first Indonesian prisoner of war as Russia steps up foreign recruitment * Electric shock, beating, choking — Russian commander tortured civilians in occupied Oleshky, prosecutors say Ukrain

Who will work Ukraine's farms as the workforce shortage deepens?

On my way back to Kyiv in October after visiting my partners in eastern Ukraine, I had to get off the train in the middle of the night because Russian drones were headed our way. The foundation I chair teaches displaced Ukrainian women to operate farm machinery through accredited schools, and lately I have been asking myself whether that work makes sense right now. Mobilization and emigration have pulled many of the men who drove tractors and combines out of the fields, and in May, Taras Vysot

A farm worker poses for a portrait at a dairy farm damaged by Russian attacks in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, on Aug. 16, 2024.

About Steel production

Ukraine was the world's 13th-largest steel producer before Russia's full-scale invasion, with an annual output of approximately 21 million tons. The sector previously employed 280,000 workers and generated 12% of Ukraine's GDP. Russian attacks on metallurgical facilities have reduced steel production by over 70% since February 2022. Major plants, such as Azovstal in Mariupol, remain under Russian occupation. Others have ceased operations due to energy shortages and damaged infrastructure.

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