Ministry of Infrastructure
The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine is the central executive body responsible for state policy in transport, road infrastructure, civil aviation, and maritime and river shipping. It coordinates the operation of railway, aviation, and road transport and regulates tariffs and transport safety. Since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, the ministry has overseen the adaptation of Ukraine's transport network to wartime conditions, including air-raid threats.
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Zelensky publicly rebukes Kyiv authorities over resilience plan as Russian strikes damage energy grid
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on 9 October that Kyiv's city authorities had "almost completely" failed to carry out the required steps of the national resilience plan, setting separate tasks for the capital. The rebuke came amid a third consecutive day of scheduled and emergency power outages in Kyiv and several oblasts following Russian strikes on energy infrastructure, and after Mayor Vitali Klitschko urged residents able to leave the city to do so temporarily.
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Poland and Romania refuse to expand Ukrainian grain transit as Black Sea blockade drives export crisis
Poland and Romania have declined Ukraine's request to increase grain transit through their territories, citing the interests of their own farmers. Ukraine's agriculture minister traveled to Brussels to warn of a "very, very critical" situation, with up to 35 million tons of grain potentially stuck in the country and next year's sown area projected to shrink by 35–40% if the Black Sea blockade continues.