# Ukraine’s steel industry nears collapse and seeks help from abroad

https://mins.news/en/item/74189

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-25 15:23 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-steel-industry-is-nearing-collapse-and-calling-for-help-from-abroad/

> Ukraine’s largest steelmaker, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, says it cannot resume steel production amid intensified Russian strikes on factories. The industry is seeking more state and international support as attacks, closed seaports, EU trade rules and costly transport threaten its survival and could raise reconstruction costs.

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