#War Economy

📉 Economic Forecast for August 9, 2026: Prices in Ukraine Could Soar by 20%. Alexander Bondarenko, Director of the Investment Programs Bureau, warned of a supply shock due to the destruction of warehouses. 🔥 Key Takeaways: • Price increases of 15–20% due to loss compensation. • Impact on electronics, auto parts, and imports. • Supply recovery will take 1–1.5 months. #economy #inflation #ukrainianews

📉 Russian Economy in a Spiral: Sentiment index drops to a minimum since 2022. Russians are withdrawing deposits (0.5 trillion in June!), buying only used cars, and fleeing to Armenia due to fear of mobilization. Budget deficit is record-breaking — 5.73 trillion rubles. 💸🚗🇦🇲

🚨 SBU and law enforcement officials dismantled 4 mobilization evasion schemes. 7 people detained: from a psychiatrist to a National Guard employee. 💰 Service costs ranged from $5,000 to $12,000. 📍 Schemes: fake employment, forged certificates, fake graduate studies, and swimming across the border. ⚖️ Suspects face up to 10 years in prison.

🏦 NBU updated the rules: stricter control over schemes, easier for clients. Banks will get more time for reporting, and logistics companies will be able to pay taxes in foreign currency. #NBU #Banks #Finance

Prime Minister Serhiy Kretsky presented the results of the audit of regional resilience plans at the NSDC. Special attention was paid to preparing Kyiv for winter and the risks of terrorist attacks. The government is also updating the budget and supporting business against the backdrop of the war. 🇺🇦🏛️

Despite attacks on infrastructure, DTEK Energy transferred UAH 10.6 billion in taxes to the budget for the first half of 2026 🇺🇦💰. Another UAH 7.2 billion went towards restoration and preparation for the heating season. CEO Alexander Fomenko: "Every hryvnia helps Ukraine remain resilient" ⚡🏗️

The share of local taxes in community budgets has fallen from 27% to 22–23% over 5 years — land fees have dropped especially sharply. Parliamentary committee head Yelena Shulyak attributes this to the war and technical gaps in registers. But there is hope: property tax is growing — meaning there is potential! 💰🏘️ #localbudgets #Ukraine #taxes

Radosław Sikorski warned that economic problems and misinformation could push Putin to take desperate steps. The Polish Foreign Minister stated that the Kremlin has overestimated its capabilities, while Warsaw is bolstering its defenses to make a conflict with it too expensive for Moscow. 🇵🇱🇷🇺💸

SZRU revealed a scheme of hidden emission in Russia: state banks are forced to buy up bonds, and the Central Bank prints money to cover the military deficit. This threatens rising inflation and capital flight. 📉💸

Wildberries removed the 'Everything for the SMO' section following a series of Ukrainian drone attacks on its warehouses. Products were moved to other catalogs, and the company's losses are estimated in the billions of dollars. This event highlighted the vulnerability of Russia's military economy 🚀📉

A Russian missile destroyed Global Spirits' main warehouse in the Kyiv region, causing damage exceeding 100 million hryvnias. 🔥 The fire destroyed goods on which 74 million in taxes had already been paid. The company has temporarily halted deliveries but confirmed that people are safe. 🇺🇦📉

Zelenskyy stated that economic problems and fuel shortages in Russia are affecting the will to wage war. The President warned of the risk of escalation after the September elections and the threat of missile strikes on Europe. 🇺🇦🚀