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and will take longer due to the complexity of this task. In total, if all factors are combined, it will take approximately two to three years to fully restore the agricultural sector to pre-war indicators, Vysotskyi said during the interview. He emphasized that, despite Russia's full-scale aggression, Ukrainian farmers continued fieldwork on all territories wherever possible.
9.1.7 TMT sector news
SpaceX launched a Ukrainian nanosatellite into orbit. On January 3, the US launched a Falcon-9 carrier rocket from the SpaceX company, which should launch the Ukrainian nanosatellite PolyITAN-HP-30, developed for the 30th anniversary of Ukraine's independence, by the Kyiv National Technical University. It is expected that after its launch into the planned orbit, the nanosatellite will allow for the conducting of a scientific experiment to study the effectiveness of the functioning of various heat pipe designs as the main element of space vehicles’ thermal stabilization systems. As part of the Transporter 6 mission from Cape Canaveral, the SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket will launch 114 payload units into orbit. In addition, on January 3, Falcon 9 launched the EOS SAT-1 satellite from the EOSDA company, which is part of Ukrainian Max Polyakov's Noosphere space group.
Ukraine will need at least $1.79bn to restore telecommunications sector.
The UN International Telecommunication Union report was commissioned in April to determine the extent of destruction to Ukraine's communication networks caused by Russia's war, Reuters reported
9.1.9 Utilities sector news
US to allocate $125mn to help Ukraine fix energy grid. The US intends to provide $125mn to Ukraine to help electric repair crews in Ukraine, US Agency
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