Around 40 enterprises and educational institutions presented employment and training opportunities for Defenders who have returned from the front. The first veterans’ job fair called “New Opportunities After Service” was held in Zaporizhzhia. It brought together over 200 participants – veterans, their relatives, families of fallen Defenders, as well as representatives of veteran organisations. This job fair is intended to support veterans in their recovery, help them find their place in civilian life, and continue contributing to the development of strong and independent Ukraine. Among the participants were leading companies of Zaporizhzhia, including Zaporizhstal, Motor Sich, Urozhai, VELTI, Kozatska Ferma, and others. The opening ceremony was attended by the Minister for Veterans Affairs of Ukraine, Nataliia Kalmykova, as well as representatives of regional and municipal authorities. She presented the ministry’s letters of appreciation to Defenders who are contributing to the develo

Metinvest Digital, Metinvest Group’s digital transformation partner, has been recognised as one of the ten largest subsidiary IT companies in Ukrainian business, according to Forbes Ukraine.The longlist of IT subsidiaries of Ukraine’s largest companies was compiled based on Forbes Ukraine’s “30 Champions of Digitalisation” and “202 Largest Companies” ratings. The top ten included those with the highest revenue in 2024, according to YouControl, Ukraine’s leading online company verification service.According to the publication, the total revenue of the ten IT subsidiaries of Ukraine’s largest companies amounted to UAH7 billion (US$174 million) in 2024. In US dollar terms, this represents a 160% increase compared to the pre-war year of 2021 and a 49% rise compared to 2023. IT subsidiaries are IT departments that have been spun off into separate companies. They are primarily responsible for the internal digitalisation of the business.The top ten also included Modus X (parent company of DT

How can IT professionals be trained to operate not only in corporate offices, but also in factories, production workshops, and digital control centres? The answer was sought at the Summer School launched by Metinvest Polytechnic, Dnipro Polytechnic, and Metinvest Digital – in collaboration with leading IT companies. Over 100 students from both universities spent two weeks immersed in the world of AI, programming, and digital technologies for real-world manufacturing – through lecture-based training sessions and live dialogue with industry practitioners. As part of the Summer School “Artificial Intelligence and Programming for Production Information Support”, students of the Computer Science programme from Metinvest Polytechnic and the Information Technology field from Dnipro Polytechnic came together. Lecturers also joined the training, seeking to update their knowledge in line with current demands.The School was organised through a collaboration between Metinvest Polytechnic and Dnip

The magazine “TOP-100. Ratings of the Largest” and the business portal Delo.ua have recognised Metinvest as one of Ukraine’s top 10 employers for 2025 and named it a leader in business cooperation with educational institutions. In addition, they have ranked Tetiana Petruk, the Group’s chief sustainability officer, among the top three human resources directors (HRDs) in Ukraine.The publications identified the 100 best employers in Ukraine, as well as 35 HRDs from leading Ukrainian companies across various sectors of the economy. In the initial stage, 150 companies participated in the rating, while 75 professionals competed for the title of HR leader.An expert jury determined the winners of both ratings, taking into account the results of an online vote held on Delo.ua in May-June 2025. The jury assessed companies based on the level of personnel development, social benefits, HR process automation, corporate culture, and support for mobilised employees and veterans.Metinvest ranked eight

З початком агресивних воєнних дій у країні на криворізьких підприємствах Метінвесту посилили фокус уваги на навчаннях з ліквідації наслідків кризових ситуацій. Днями комплексне тренування провели на фабриці огрудкування ЦГЗК.Проведенню навчань за участю співробітників кількох підрозділів гірничо-збагачувального підприємства передувала ретельна підготовка. Найперше, було погоджене місце проведення тренувань та ключові моменти сценарію умовної надзвичайної ситуації. Керівники та спостерігачі, які брали участь у заході, пройшли теоретичне навчання, де оновили знання про комунікації, ролі, обов’язки та порядок дій при ліквідації наслідків лиха.– При підготовці до тренувань були скрупульозно обрані локації, перевірена територія на наявність небезпечних об’єктів, створений деталізований план та сценарій умовної НС, підготовлений інвентар, засоби імітації, обговорена взаємодія між структурами підрозділів та аварійно-рятувальними службами підприємства. За годину до початку комплексного тренув

Metinvest has identified the most successful participants of Steel Force, a new internship program for Ukrainian students pursuing higher education in the UK. Its goal is to provide young people with the opportunity to build a career in an international company, as well as to involve them in the implementation of projects for the reconstruction of Ukraine and the development of the domestic mining and metallurgical industry.During the first stage of Steel Force, 30 students from 16 British universities were united into teams that, with the support of mentors – Metinvest's managers of various levels – worked on real business cases of the company. For the participants, master classes, practical classes and meetings with the company's managers were held, as well as an excursion to Spartan UK, Metinvest's rolling mill in Newcastle.Recently, the final projects were defended in front of the jury, which included Metinvest's top managers responsible for various areas of the company's work.The

Війна випробовує нас на міцність. Витримка та заповзяття – відкривають шлях до перемоги.Про найважливіші події останніх семи днів, допомогу захисникам України, ситуацію на підприємствах і все, чим живе гірничо-металургійна галузь, розповідаємо у традиційному дайджесті Метінвесту.1В Метінвесті стартувало стажування для молодих юристів2Метінвест започаткував нову програму відновлення для ветеранів-співробітників3У Кривому Розі молодь Метінвесту розвиває молодіжний рух4Метінвест Політехніка і служба зайнятості розпочинають співпрацю5На Запоріжсталі провели комплексне тренування з реагування на НС6На Центральному ГЗК оновили обладнання для виробництва окатків

A defender from Zaporizhcoke shared his experience of returning to civilian life. Since the beginning of the full-scale war, almost every fifth employee of Metinvest has joined the army. Currently, 959 veterans have returned to work at the company. The veteran adaptation ecosystem covers programmes of psychological support, rehabilitation, retraining, obtaining higher education, and preparing teams for the return of veterans. A war veteran and Zaporizhcoke worker Denys Savenkov is also taking the path from military to civilian life. Denys volunteered for the army in April 2022. He served in the 55th Separate Artillery Brigade "Zaporizhzhia Sich" in the Donetsk sector. "I was a gunner on an M777 howitzer. It is also called 'Three Axes' ‒ a powerful weapon. Everyone did their job well, but what matters most is that we did it effectively," recalls Denys. For successful combat operations in the Donetsk region, Denys was awarded the Orders "For Courage" and "Steel Cross," and received the

At the 2025 HR Wisdom Summit held in Kyiv, Oleg Davydenko, the Director of the Corporate Communications Department at Metinvest Group, discussed how businesses and educational institutions should cooperate to graduate specialists in demand for the real sector of the economy and what is needed to achieve this.The summit brought together more than 40 speakers, including representatives from government, large businesses, experts and educational institutions. Participants discussed HR strategies in wartime, opportunities for veteran adaptation after their service, tackling burnout, talent retention and the development of corporate training. The event was organised by the Ekonomika+ media outlet.Davydenko participated in the “Interaction between educational institutions and real business” panel. The discussion featured representatives from Kormotech, Ajax Systems, Philip Morris Ukraine, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih and the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.Davydenko believes that busine

After returning from the war, veteran Serhiy Martynenko works at the RTD of the Northern Iron Ore as an assistant traction unit driver. At the same time, he is studying to be a traction unit driver, trying himself in engineering management positions, and also receiving higher education online at Metinvest Polytechnic.The war dramatically changed the life path of Serhiy Martynenko: the man began to think more about his prospects and, using the advice of a psychologist, focused after demobilization on himself and his own development."I am 51 years old – and I am now a student. I don't know if the war had an impact on it or something else. But at some point, I wanted something more. I wanted to develop myself as a specialist... Expand the boundaries of my worldview... When I came back from the war, I was offered a position of a specialist in railway equipment, because I have experience working on the railway. I want my work to bring a significant result, so that, without pathos, the shop