Yulia Svyrydenko



Yulia Svyrydenko (Ukrainian: Юлія Анатоліївна Свириденко; born 25 December 1985) is a Ukrainian politician who currently serves as the First Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Development and Trade since 4 November 2021.

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 * Reducing energy dependence is also very important for us. Therefore, we will officially announce the start of a major program of thermal modernization by the end of the month (February 2022). At least 5,000 buildings will be modernized and renovated this year (2022). Our ambitious goal is 50,000 thermo-modernized buildings in the first years of the program implementation. The task is to reduce gas imports and channel the savings into more important projects for Ukrainians.
 * Yulia Svyrydenko (2022) cited in "Economy minister outlines priority projects for GDP growth" on Ukrinform, 16 February 2022.


 * Ukraine has already lost more than $560 billion as a result of Russia's monthlong war (as of March 2022). The $564.9 billion figure in losses includes $119 billion in destroyed infrastructure. Every day the numbers change and unfortunately they are increasing.
 * Yulia Svyrydenko (2022) cited in "Ukraine has already lost more than $560 billion as a result of Russian invasion: economy minister" on Insider, 29 March 2022.