The Azovstal Iron and Steel Works in Mariupol was the only producer of steel rails in Ukraine. However, the enterprise was destroyed after Russia captured the city. Where does Ukraine’s national rail operator Ukrzaliznytsia get its rails now? Spoiler alert – NV Business discovered some very strange bedfellows in the procurement process.
One town is protecting a statue of St. Nick with sandbags, another is putting its Christmas tree underground and others are cranking up noisy generators to keep the holiday spirit alive.