Kryvyi Rih continues to develop large-scale programmes to support veterans. One of the most successful initiatives is the "Free Waves" project, which helps servicemen undergo physical and psychological rehabilitation through swimming. The initiative is being implemented with the support of the City Defence Council and Metinvest Group.Swimming as a path to recovery. In Kryvyi Rih, veterans undergo physical and psychological rehabilitation as part of the "Free Waves" project. Over the one and a half years since its launch, almost 100 defenders have already completed recovery through swimming, and the number of training sessions has reached 700."Kryvyi Rih is a geographically extensive city, so we organised training sessions in two districts – Saksahanskyi and Inhuletskyi. We ensured inclusivity and safe training conditions – the pools are equipped with special lifts for comfortable access to the water. Thanks to unique methodologies, our guys undergo truly high-quality rehabilitation. I

Metinvest is expanding career opportunities for young people by launching programmes aimed at encouraging young Ukrainians abroad to return home. The Group is ready to train and employ future specialists who will contribute to the country’s reconstruction. This was announced by Oleksandr Vodoviz, Head of the CEO’s Office at Metinvest Group, during the national talk show At Home Is Better (Vdoma Krashche). The show brought together nearly 500 participants to discuss youth development in Ukraine and opportunities for self-realisation at home.During the discussion, Vodoviz emphasised the crucial role that industry will play in rebuilding the country. According to him, one job at a manufacturing plant creates eight more in related sectors, while industry itself forms the backbone of GDP and will serve as a key driver of post-war reconstruction.“In Ukraine, it is possible to build a career faster and more easily than in most European countries. After the war ends, these opportunities will

In a rare interview the businessman discusses football, his ownership of the Azovstal steelworks and why he is optimistic about the future.It is the morning after Russia’s heaviest aerial raid on Kyiv in several months. At least 25 people have been killed and, as always, those emerging from a sleepless night are the lucky ones. Rinat Akhmetov meets the Guardian at the end of a paved driveway half an hour from the city centre. Shakhtar Donetsk’s owner rarely gives interviews and his whereabouts have been a subject of conjecture during the war.But he is here in Ukraine, speaking to mark the 90th birthday of a club whose tribulations over the past dozen years have been unmatched. It is also 30 years since Akhmetov, the richest person in Ukraine and arguably eastern Europe’s most influential businessman, became president of Shakhtar. The club has been a labour of love, the straightforward face of a career whose complexities beyond football have been widely documented. Akhmetov’s influence

We are not wasting a single minute on our way to the victory. Over the past week, Metinvest Group's enterprises have been working hard to support the Ukrainian military, help civilians and ensure the country's economic stability.Read more about the events of the past week in Metinvest's traditional digest.1Metinvest supported the Modern Learning Spaces project in academic lyceums of Ukraine2The Baltic states are studying Metinvest's experience in building steel shelters3Metinvest Polytechnic students completed internships at DTEK Pavlohradvuhillia4An art therapy session for parents and children was held at the "Oplіch Hub" in Zaporizhzhia5Young employees of Metinvest Kryvyi Rih completed training on effective interaction6Company pensioners were awarded the honorary title "Metinvest Coryphaeus"

A ceremonial awards event was held in Kryvyi Rih to honour outstanding employees of Metinvest enterprises who have made a significant contribution to their development and growth. This year, the honorary title “Metinvest Coryphaeus” was awarded to 39 company retirees, 11 of whom are former employees of Northern, Central and Inhulets Iron Ore Plants.Over the course of several decades of service, they progressed from young specialists to mentors for entire generations. On the eve of the 20th anniversary of Metinvest Group, representatives of its “golden fund” – experienced and dedicated professionals whose expertise has set a benchmark for thousands of industry workers – were honoured in Kryvyi Rih. The “Metinvest Coryphaeus” project has been implemented for the second consecutive year across all Ukrainian enterprises of the company.“Our new project was inspired by individuals whose work truly merits the highest recognition. These are individuals who have already completed their active

Metinvest Group, together with the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (MES), System Capital Management (SCM) and DTEK, has joined the implementation of the Modern Learning Spaces project, designed to create a modern educational environment in Ukrainian academic lyceums. A memorandum of cooperation was signed on 28 May at the Cuboid Museum of Mathematics. The Eastern Europe Foundation has coordinated the initiative.The Modern Learning Spaces project is part of the upper secondary school reform process and addresses the shortage of specialists in engineering, technical and natural sciences. The development of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education is a long-term investment in Ukraine’s recovery and in strengthening the resilience of industries that are critical to both the state and business.In 2026, the Ministry of Education and Science will allocate UAH 1.9 billion to equip around 250 educational institutions across all regions of Ukraine. The fund

How an Israeli method is helping children in Zaporizhzhia cope with stress.More than two hundred children in Zaporizhzhia have joined the Hibuki Therapy project – an Israeli psychological support method that helps children overcome fears, anxiety, and emotional distress through interaction with a special toy – a Hibuki dog designed for hugging.The plush toy has long paws attached with Velcro so it can literally "hug" a child. According to the method, children project their inner worries onto the pup, and by speaking on Hibuki's behalf, they gradually process their own emotions and learn to articulate them.Over the course of more than a month, 40 educators and psychologists from kindergartens, schools, and non-governmental organisations underwent training in the method before beginning to work with children directly. Among them was Alina Duniamaliieva, a practising psychologist at the Promin kindergarten."When we first introduced Hibuki, we told the children that this little dog had co

Modern mining is about technology, analytics, and the ability to make decisions before work begins underground. During a spring offline intensive training, students from Metinvest Polytechnic worked with mine drawings and documentation, analysed real-world production cases, and learned to "read" industrial processes through the diagrams, plans, and data that mining professionals work with every day.Students enrolled in vocational pre-higher education programmes specialising in mining and oil-and-gas technologies completed a laboratory and training session at the training centre of DTEK Pavlohradvuhillia. The core focus of the intensive training was working with mine drawings and documentation and analysing production scenarios designed to reflect real-world modern industry conditions as close as possible. During the practical sessions, students worked with process flow diagrams, drilling and blasting patterns, mine take development and preparation schemes, and learned to analyse mine l

The Baltic states, concerned about the growing number of airspace violations by Russia, are turning to Ukrainian civil protection practices. Metinvest has already held preliminary talks with governments in the region regarding the possible construction of shelters to protect against drone attacks, POLITICO reports.As drones from the war in Ukraine increasingly stray into the airspace of EU countries and Moscow’s war machine churns out mass aerial barrages, the Baltics are seeking Ukrainian know-how on bomb shelters.According to Ihor Fedirko, the chief of one of Ukraine’s leading defense industry groups, Baltic companies have approached Ukrainian defense manufacturers and civil protection experts in recent weeks to discuss buying bomb shelters.“Yes, it’s true,” Fedirko, CEO and executive director of the Ukrainian Council of Defence Industry, told POLITICO in an interview on the sidelines of the May 21-23 GLOBSEC Forum in Prague. “They are not huge countries. They’re trying to find the

Training on effective team interaction under modern challenges was carried out for young employees from Integrated Iron Ore Plants, Metinvest Business Services, and Metinvest Machinery. Twenty-five employees of Metinvest's enterprises took part in the event. The key question of the training was how to preserve unity, productivity, and humanity during the war and after it. Participants discussed the transformation of teamwork in the Ukrainian environment, advantages of different interaction formats, and practical methods for improving communication. They also discussed real business cases of enterprises that have adapted to crisis conditions. "Since February 2022, Ukrainian teams have found themselves in conditions that no textbook could prepare them for," noted Viktoria IVLIEVA, Lead HR Specialist of Metinvest Business Service. "At the same time, those challenges became triggers for profound changes in the way people work together. Teams became geographically scattered. The business h