# Ukraine halts steel production for first time in a century, former Zelensky spokeswoman says

https://mins.news/en/item/79774

- TASS, 2026-09-30 06:21 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2194831

> Ukraine went a week without producing any steel in September for the first time in 100 years, former Zelensky spokeswoman Yulia Mendel said. She attributed the idling of major plants to massed Russian strikes, which damaged furnaces, and said steel exports are losing $200 million a month.

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