
This photograph shows an anti-drone jammer damaged on the battlefield that was sent for repairs to Kvertus, a manufacturer of anti-drone jammers in Kyiv on May 7, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At the start of 2026, 78 percent of Ukrainian companies belonging to the European Business Association (EBA) reported a shortage of skilled workers. The war has exacerbated pre-existing factors: population decline since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and a mismatch between the education system and what employers need, economist Lyubov Yatsenko of the National Institute for Strategic Studies told AFP. (Photo by Tetiana DZHAFAROVA / AFP via Getty Images)




