In September 2025, the Metinvest mining and metallurgical group succeeded for the first time in reversing the trend of staff outflow, with hiring exceeding resignations, but a large number of young employees aged 18–22 quit following the government’s decision allowing them to travel abroad, said Tetiana Petruk, Director for Sustainable Development and HR Relations, at the “Dialogues with NV: Business and the New Reality” event in Kyiv.