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

The war is testing our resilience. Endurance and determination pave the way to victory.In our traditional Metinvest digest, we share the most important events of the past seven days, support for Ukraine’s defenders, the situation at our enterprises, and everything shaping the life of the mining and steelmaking industry.1An internship programme for young legal professionals has been launched at Metinvest2Metinvest has launched new recovery programme for veteran employees3Youth of Metinvest in Kryvyi Rih Develops a Youth Movement4Metinvest Polytechnic and the Employment Service Begin Cooperation5Zaporizhstal Conducts Comprehensive Emergency Response Training6Metinvest Central Iron Ore Upgrades Equipment for Production of Pellets

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

About a veteran reintegration system, overcoming staff shortages, and factors for creating a team of specialists who will participate in the post-war reconstruction of the country were discussed by Metinvest's representative Zoia Heintse during the "Personnel Decide: New Architecture of Economic Recovery" conference held in Kyiv.The conference was dedicated to the role of human capital in the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine. The participants discussed strategic planning of the labour market, youth engagement, veteran reintegration, and cooperation between business, educational institutions, and the state. The event brought together government representatives, international organisations, large companies, and educational institutions. We Build Ukraine, an analytical centre, organised the event.Zoia Heintse took part in a panel called "Human Capital for Economic Recovery ‒ Opportunities of Labour Potential Development." The discussion included representatives from the Ministry of Vet

Every quarter, we work out the regulations for coordinated interaction between employees of structural units and emergency rescue services of the enterprise in order to effectively counter threats in wartime. Kamet Steel held another comprehensive training on military risk management, this time under the conditions of the combined heat and power plant.An emergency event due to hostilities at a key energy facility of an enterprise is usually associated with additional risks. In addition to the threat to human life and health and fire hazard, it is accompanied by emergencies on equipment and utilities, which lead to a forced shutdown of the main production units. It is such a conditional situation, when, due to damage to the air ducts at the plant, turbo blowers and blast furnaces are urgently shutdown, and a fire breaks out at the scene and there are injured workers, the participants worked as a team at the site of gas generators of the combined heat and power plant.Immediately after t

Wartime realities demand specific skills: the ability to provide first aid, extinguish fires, evacuate from dangerous areas, and assist others. For metallurgical workers, it is also critical to know how to properly shut down equipment and utilities to localise consequences.To ensure employees are well-prepared to act in emergency situations, Zaporizhstal is conducting a series of comprehensive emergency response training sessions. The latest session was held in the blast furnace shop.According to the scenario, the workers were trained on how to eliminate the consequences of a hostile attack. According to the legend, shop equipment was damaged, some workers were injured, a fire had broken out, and a suspicious item was discovered.Participants practiced an algorithm of actions: shuting down the blast furnace, evacuating personnel, first aid for the wounded, extinguishing the fire, coordinating with emergency services, the enterprise despatch centre, and the emergency management office.

Reliable operation of Zaporizhstal's electrical networks during wartime, quality and efficient maintenance of high-voltage equipment, prompt and precise actions in any emergency situations. These are the daily tasks of the Networks and Substations Shop (NSS) to ensure stable operation of the entire enterprise. The shop’s team approaches these tasks with professionalism and responsibility.Amid the full-scale war, the shop bears significant responsibility. Attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure have a direct impact on the subdivision's operations and, as a result, on the enterprise as a whole.“We record unstable voltage levels almost every day. In order to prevent such power drops from having a destructive impact on the enterprise's equipment, we constantly seek and implement new approaches in our work. We understand the significance of stable energy supply and how it affects individual sections and the enterprise as a whole," notes Vyacheslav ILCHENKO, Head of the Networks and Subs

Recently, at Northern GOK, an insight session took place for youth unions from Integrated GOK and Metinvest Business Service. This was the first meeting held with such an expanded group of participants. The active youth exchanged experiences and revised priorities for the future work of the youth hubs.Northern GOK served as the venue for this meeting. Guests visited the enterprise's museum, toured the production facilities, and went to the observation site at the Pershotravnevyi open-pit mine. The insight session was held in the quest room at Northern GOK.The main focus of the meeting was the impact of the war on the activities of youth hubs: participants discussed how to create a safe, accessible space under current conditions, and also considered which initiatives should be added to the youth unions' work.It is worth noting that since the beginning of the full-scale war, the youth unions of Metinvest enterprises in Kryvyi Rih have focused on volunteering, organising and operating hu