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Worker sorting potato harvest in a sack: illustration for news about competition between Ukrainian and Egyptian potatoes

The Ukrainian Potato Paradox: Why Egyptian Crops Are Displacing Local Ones

Economy 06/11/2026, 14:00
Ukraine is importing record volumes of potatoes despite having its own harvest. 🥔 The main reason is a shortage of storage facilities and logistics issues, causing Egyptian produce to displace local crops. In 2026, the situation began to change: domestic potatoes became cheaper, but losses from importing fries remain in the billions of hryvnias. 📉🇺🇦
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Portrait of a lynx with distinctive ear tufts, symbolizing the predator population in Ukraine studied by scientists

Sonic and Badger: How Scientists Count Lynxes in Ukraine and Why Borders Don't Exist for Predators

Science 06/11/2026, 13:49
The lynx is a "flagship species," whose presence speaks to the health of the forest. Scientists from WWF-Ukraine, using camera traps and fur spot analysis, have accurately counted the population in the Carpathians. 🦁🇺🇦 The paradox of war: in the Rivne region, the number of predators has doubled due to the hunting ban. But borders do not exist for lynxes — the male "Sonic" crosses them freely, requiring cross-border cooperation from scientists. 🌲📉
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