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‘If nothing is done, it’s almost inevitable’: Ukraine’s Yuriy Ryzhenkov on why steelmaking is on the brink of collapse as Russian bombing intensifies

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‘If nothing is done, it’s almost inevitable’: Ukraine’s Yuriy Ryzhenkov on why steelmaking is on the brink of collapse as Russian bombing intensifiesWorldPing
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What happened

Amid the flames and destruction, CEO of Metinvest says that this period of the war is as tough as anything the company has seen since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than four years ago.

Key facts

  • Reported by Fortune and published Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:00:00 UTC.

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