Shutdown of the metal industry threatens Ukraine with a loss of 7% of its economy. Systematic attacks by the Russian armed forces have brought the country's steel industry to a virtual standstill - the New York Times reports. The troubles of the sector also threaten jobs and incomes in industrial cities. According to reports, cargo traffic through ports in the Odessa region dropped by almost 95% in August and September compared to the previous year; Only 12 vessels left them in September, down from 266 a year earlier. In addition, in September, Ukraine went an entire week without producing steel for the first time in a century.

Shutdown of the metal industry threatens Ukraine with a loss of 7% of its economy. Systematic attacks by the Russian armed forces have brought the country's steel industry to a virtual standstill - the New York Times reports. The troubles of the sector also threaten jobs and incomes in industrial cities. According to reports, cargo traffic through ports in the Odessa region dropped by almost 95% in August and September compared to the previous year; Only 12 vessels left them in September, down from 266 a year earlier. In addition, in September, Ukraine went an entire week without producing steel for the first time in a century.