Overview
- First deputy transport minister Konstantin Pashkov said airports in Donetsk, Luhansk, Mariupol, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia are slated for active reconstruction beginning in 2028, contingent on the end of fighting.
- Russian authorities reported 2.2 billion rubles in 2025 funding to restore maritime infrastructure at the ports of Mariupol and Berdyansk.
- The ports of Mariupol and Berdyansk have been entered into the state maritime ports registry and their water boundaries have been defined.
- Dredging this year is intended to deliver a navigable draft of 6.6 meters at both ports by year‑end.
- Cargo throughput for January–November totaled 263,000 tons at Mariupol and 211,000 tons at Berdyansk, and Rosmorrechflot chief Andrey Tarasenko said current works use federal funds with plans to attract private investment for development.