Government will encourage women to take ‘men’ jobs

Source: Ukraine’s economy ministry

The Ministry of Economy articulated the need to focus on retraining programs for Ukrainians in professions with maximum demand. In particular, it is about women who can master ‘men’ professions.

Ukraine and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development have started a dialogue regarding the development and implementation of business support programs for the recovery of the energy sector and retraining of workers for professions that are more needed in the labor market.

During the meeting with the President of the EBRD, Odile Renaud-Basso, the Minister of Economy, Yulia Svyrydenko, noted that there are currently two critically important challenges for the Ukrainian economy: energy problems and lack of labor force.

Another important challenge for the economy is the conscription of specialists to the ranks of the Armed Forces.

‘We now need to pay more attention to retraining programs for Ukrainians in professions that are in maximum demand. First of all, we are talking about women who are already mastering once purely ‘men’ professions,’ Svyrycenko explained.

BEVZA unveils a new Christmas decoration full of meaning – a tribute to generational memory expressed through five spikes of wheat, a timeless symbol of the Ukrainian nation’s resilience.

On October 6, the Administrative Cassation Court within the Supreme Court of Ukraine continued hearing case No. 990/80/25, in which the fifth President and leader of the party “European Solidarity”, Petro Poroshenko, seeks to have Presidential Decree No. 81/2025 from February 12, 2025 — enacting sanctions by the decision of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) — declared illegal and annulled. The plaintiff claims the document was falsified and that the sanctions are a tool of political persecution of the opposition, contrary to international norms. Government representatives deny the allegations and insist their actions were lawful. Journalists of Bukvy were present at the hearing.

Rinat Akhmetov’s Metinvest Group has completed the construction of an upgraded underground NATO Role 2 hospital in one of the hottest sectors of the frontline. This is the second stabilization point established under the Steel Front initiative in cooperation with the Medical Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The new facility, funded by Metinvest with an investment of UAH 21 million, is more secure than the first one thanks to its deeper location underground (over 6 meters) and additional fortifications.

Five armored vehicles “Kozak” have received a new mission – thanks to the support of Metinvest, they have been upgraded to full-fledged command and staff vehicles. These upgraded vehicles are now operating on the front line.

A kamikaze drone flies directly toward an armored personnel carrier. But instead of penetrating the hull, it explodes on a steel screen. The crew survives. This is the new reality for Ukrainian forces, who have received enhanced protection thanks to the Metinvest project within “Steel Front of Rinat Akhmetov”.