In 2024, revenues in Ukraine’s extractive industry grew by 27.8% to UAH 639.4 billion, the highest figure since the start of the full-scale war, according to data released by VKURSI Market BI, a market analysis service based on data from state registers.
“Compared to 2023, the market grew by 27.8% (UAH 500.1 billion). In 2023, the industry lost 12.8% of its revenue compared to 2022, when it amounted to UAH 573.3 billion,” according to the results of a study based on an analysis of data from 4,799 registered companies in the industry, as reported by Interfax-Ukraine.
It is noted that in 2024, the mining industry’s profit reached UAH 119.6 billion, which is twice as much as a year earlier (UAH 56.8 billion). Thus, the sector not only compensated for the previous decline but also exceeded the 2022 level by 38.1%, when the profit amounted to UAH 86.6 billion.
VKURSI clarified that the study covers companies that are actually registered under the KVED (Classifier of Economic Activities) and indicate their activities in the extraction market. These include companies engaged in the extraction of hard coal and brown coal, crude oil and natural gas, metal ores, other minerals, as well as the development of quarries. Companies providing auxiliary services in this field were also taken into account.
The authors of the report emphasize that the Cabinet of Ministers, at the initiative of the Ministry of Energy, has clarified the requirements for reports of mining companies. In particular, they must now report on the ultimate beneficial owner and indicate whether they belong to the category of politically exposed persons. This decision is in line with international corporate governance standards, in particular the requirements of the
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). Thus, in 2024, 8 of the 50 most profitable companies in the industry were found to have links to national public figures or persons associated with them.
According to the study, the state plays a key role in the industry, represented by the two most profitable companies in the industry: JSC Ukrgazvydobuvannya, with a profit of UAH 52.69 billion in 2024, and JSC Ukrnafta, with a profit of UAH 20.91 billion.
At the same time, the market remains diversified: 28 of the 50 most profitable companies have foreign capital. Companies from the Netherlands (13 companies) and Cyprus (8 companies) are most actively represented in the ownership structure, and 7 of the 50 companies are registered in offshore jurisdictions according to the Cabinet of Ministers’ list.
VKURSI claims that 4 out of 50 companies have remote ties to Russia or Belarus, for example, through their status as shareholders of other companies that also have shareholders from these countries, in 3 out of 50 companies, there are matches between the founders and beneficiaries and individuals included in the NSDC sanctions lists.
The platform also adds that 13 out of 50 companies do not have ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) for various reasons: the owner is the state of Ukraine; there is no natural person who directly or indirectly owns more than 25% of the share capital; the ownership structure includes a public company whose shares are admitted to trading on stock exchanges, and there are no natural persons among its shareholders who own 10% or more; the BEC mark has been removed at the request of the Ministry of Justice, which may occur in cases where the company has provided inaccurate or incomplete information about the BEC, the company or legal entities are subject to sanctions or investigation, or by court order.
It is also noted that 12 of the 50 companies are part of financial and industrial groups. In particular, Rinat Akhmetov’s SCM group is represented by 11 companies, and another one is part of the Privat group. However, the presence of large private capital often goes hand in hand with the modernization of enterprises and the introduction of ESG standards, which has a positive impact on the reputation of the Ukrainian extractive industry in international markets, the authors of the study add.
Serbian Finance Minister Sinisa Mali has stated that Serbia is interested in obtaining a concession to manage two international passenger airports in Montenegro — in Podgorica and Tivat.
According to him, despite repeated appeals to the Montenegrin authorities, Serbia has not been included in the process of considering concession proposals.
Mali stressed that Serbia is ready to invest in the development of these airports in excess of the current offers and has the necessary experience and resources to modernize aviation infrastructure, citing the successful development of Belgrade’s Nikola Tesla Airport.
The Montenegrin government is currently considering proposals from three companies interested in the airport concession, including a consortium from France and Turkey, as well as companies from Luxembourg and South Korea. The decision on the transfer of the airports to concession will be made after analyzing the proposals received.
However, there is active debate within Montenegro about the advisability of transferring the airports to concession. Some experts and trade union representatives have expressed concerns that such a move could lead to a loss of control over strategically important assets and negatively affect the country’s economy, especially given the significant role of tourism in Montenegro’s GDP.
Thus, despite the interest of Serbia and other foreign investors, the future of Montenegro’s airports remains uncertain, and the final decision will depend on the balance between economic interests and national development strategy.
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Agroholding Agrotrade has planted peanuts for the second time in the 2025 season as part of a three-year project covering 34 hectares in the Kharkiv region and 5 hectares in the Chernihiv region, the agroholding’s press service reported on Facebook.
“This is a new region for us (Chernihiv region – IF-U) in terms of peanut cultivation. The soil types, moisture supply, and growing season are completely different here. We are deliberately expanding the geography of our crops to see how peanuts respond to different conditions. This allows us to collect a wider range of data and better understand in which areas the crop shows the highest efficiency and stability of results,” said Oleksandr Ovsyanyk, director of the agro-industrial department at Agrotrade.
According to the report, among this year’s innovations, the company has adapted its peanut protection systems based on last season’s results.
“Insecticides have become milder, with more frequent application, which reduces stress on plants, increases environmental friendliness, and allows for more accurate control of the situation in the field. Fungicide and herbicide protection has also been strengthened to avoid last year’s losses,” the report emphasized.
The first shoots have now appeared on the agroholding’s fields. The next stage is crop treatment and monitoring of crop development.
The Agrotrade Group is a vertically integrated holding company covering the entire agricultural cycle (production, processing, storage, and trade in agricultural products). It cultivates over 70,000 hectares of land in the Chernihiv, Sumy, Poltava, and Kharkiv regions. Its main crops are sunflower, corn, winter wheat, soybeans, and rapeseed. It has its own network of elevators with a total storage capacity of 570,000 tons.
The group also produces hybrid seeds of corn, sunflower, barley, and winter wheat. In 2014, a seed plant with a capacity of 20,000 tons of seeds per year was built on the basis of the Kolos seed farm (Kharkiv region). In 2018, Agrotrade launched its own brand, Agroseeds.
The founder of Agrotrade is Vsevolod Kozhemyako.
As of June 4, Ukraine had exported 38.505 million tons of grains and legumes since the beginning of the 2024-2025 marketing year (July-June), of which 202,000 tons were shipped this month, according to the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, citing data from the State Customs Service. were shipped this month, according to the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, citing data from the State Customs Service.
According to the report, as of June 7 last year, total shipments amounted to 47.734 million tons, including 802,000 tons in June.
At the same time, in terms of crops, since the beginning of the current season, 14.906 million tons of wheat (43,000 tons in June), 2.305 million tons of barley (no exports), 10,800 tons of rye (0), corn – 20.728 million tons (158 thousand tons).
Total exports of Ukrainian flour since the beginning of the season as of June 4 are estimated at 65.4 thousand tons (in June – 0.4 thousand tons), including wheat flour – 61 thousand tons (0.4 thousand tons).
The US Embassy in Ukraine has urged American citizens to exercise caution due to the threat of new massive strikes.
“Russia has intensified its missile and drone attacks against Ukraine in recent weeks, and there is now a persistent risk of significant air attacks. The US Embassy in Kyiv urges US citizens to exercise caution. As always, we recommend that you be prepared to take cover immediately in the event of an air raid siren,” the embassy said in a statement posted on its website on June 4.
Since the beginning of 2025, PJSC DTEK Kyiv Electric Grids has replaced almost 19,000 outdated meters with new smart meters in homes in the capital.
“The energy company is doing this at no additional cost as part of an investment program approved by the state regulator NEURC,” the company said on its website.
The company called the replacement of meters an important step in the large-scale digital transformation of Kyiv’s distribution network—customers will receive accurate electricity bills without having to submit their meter readings every month, and energy companies will be able to manage their networks more efficiently by analyzing the data received.
“Smart meters are a basic element of a modern technological network, allowing it to independently adapt to changes in demand and equipment status,” DTEK Kyiv Electric Grids said.
As explained by the company, a smart meter automatically records electricity consumption readings and transmits them to DTEK Kyiv Electric Grids in real time. This provides an accurate picture of consumption every hour, not only for individual apartments or houses, but also for entire neighborhoods and streets. At the same time, all information from the meters is aggregated and analyzed, which allows identifying peak periods and optimizing equipment operation, as well as forecasting consumption for early reinforcement of network sections.
The smart meter also allows remote diagnostics of the device status. In particular, distribution system operators can detect technical failures or damage without visiting the home or business, which significantly reduces response time.
Data from meters can be integrated with the SCADA energy infrastructure monitoring and remote control system. This allows dispatchers to see the actual consumption picture at all points of the network, automatically locate faults, and avoid emergency shutdowns.
DTEK Kyiv Electric Grids emphasized that the transition to the latest electricity metering devices is an important part of the “Network of the Future” infrastructure modernization project. It is planned that by 2034, all residents of Kyiv will have a smart meter in their homes.
“As of May 20, we have installed 18,969 smart meters for Kyiv residents, and in 2025 we plan to replace almost 47,000 old devices with new ones. Currently, 41% of customers in the capital have smart electricity meters,” said Denis Bondar, CEO of DTEK Kyiv Electric Grids.
Kyiv residents can find out whether their meters are scheduled to be replaced this year on the DTEK Kyiv Electric Grids website. The company explained that smart meters are primarily installed in buildings where the existing meters are reaching the end of their service life.
