{
  "id": 10635307,
  "title": "Kryvyi Rih to cut budget as plants stand idle - Vilkul",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/kryvyi-rih-to-cut-budget-as-plants-stand-idle-vilkul",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T07:05:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
    "slug": "interfax-ukraine",
    "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/economic/1211449.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kryvyi Rih, located in the Dnipropetrovsk region, is facing a significant budget cut for the upcoming year due to the idle status of several key plants and enterprises. According to Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the Kryvyi Rih City Military Administration, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, Kryvyi Rih Iron Ore Works, Inhulets, and Southern ore mining and processing plants are currently inactive. This situation is exacerbated by Russian strikes on Ukraine's mining and metals complex, which is crucial to the city's economy. Additionally, other large enterprises are operating at a mere quarter of their pre-war capacity. With ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih facing four substantial Russian missile attacks, sustaining five employee casualties and 17 injuries, the city's economic struggles are even more pronounced. The challenges faced by Kryvyi Rih are considered worse than those in frontline areas, primarily due to Russian attacks and logistical issues preventing product shipping through ports. Despite the bleak outlook, the city administration aims to maintain essential services such as schools, kindergartens, hospitals, water, and heat. Vilkul expressed confidence in Kryvyi Rih's resilience, highlighting past successes in overcoming adversity, including the pushback of Russian troops during the early stages of the full-scale invasion. He also urged ArcelorMittal and other private enterprises to minimize the impact of forced stoppages and resume operations as soon as possible. Municipal utilities are seeking to fill approximately 1,000 job vacancies, with opportunities available in the Water Utility, Heat Networks, tram, and trolleybus systems.",
  "summary": "Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk region will cut its budget spending this year because ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, the Kryvyi Rih Iron Ore Works, and the Inhulets and Southern ore mining and processing plants are idle, Kryvyi Rih City Military Administration head Oleksandr Vilkul said on Facebook.",
  "key_points": [
    "Kryvyi Rih cuts budget as plants idle.",
    "ArcelorMittal and other plants inactive due to Russian attacks.",
    "City aims to maintain essential services despite economic struggles."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}