In 11 months of 2023, Ukrhydroenergo paid UAH 7.9 billion in taxes, duties and other mandatory payments to the state budget, including UAH 2.2 billion in dividends.
According to the company’s press release on Tuesday, in addition to taxes, direct assistance to the Armed Forces amounted to more than UAH 200 million during the year.
“In the context of confronting the aggressor, one of the main tasks of all enterprises, regardless of ownership, is to pay taxes in full and on time. This is primarily additional funds for the resilience of the Armed Forces, social support for Ukrainians affected by the Russian armed aggression and the restoration of our country,” Ukrhydroenergo emphasized.
LLC “Kovalska Beton”, a member of industrial and construction group “Kovalska”, has concentrated 100% of the authorized capital of JSC “Darnitsky ZZHBK” and JSC “Svetlana Kovalska Plant of Reinforced Concrete Structures”.
As “Kovalska Beton” reported in the information disclosure system of the National Commission on Securities and Stock Market (NCSSM), the company as a result of the conclusion of sale and purchase agreements concentrated the dominant controlling stake in JSC “Svetlana Kovalska ZZHBK” in the amount of 18 million 331 thousand 256 shares and the dominant controlling stake in JSC “Darnitsky Plant of Reinforced Concrete Structures” in the amount of 86 million 814 thousand 40 shares.
JSC “S. Kovalskaya Plant of Reinforced Concrete Building Materials” was established in 1995 on the basis of the enterprise of the same name. According to its data, production capacity is over 1.4 million cubic meters of concrete mixtures, 120 thousand cubic meters of reinforced concrete products, 300 thousand square meters of shaped paving elements per year.
According to the results of 2022, the net loss of the enterprise increased to UAH 534 mln, net income decreased to UAH 704 mln.
JSC “Darnitsky Plant of Reinforced Concrete” (until 2010 – OJSC) was established in 1996 on the basis of the plant of the same name commissioned in 1951. The plant is one of the largest manufacturers of reinforced concrete products, wall blocks and ready-mix concrete for residential and public construction projects in Kiev, also produces metal products, including specific structures for railroads, bridges, ports and piers.
According to the financial results of the company, its net loss at the end of 2022 amounted to UAH 32 mln, net income – UAH 240.1 mln.
As of the third quarter of 2023, the sole shareholder of both JSCs is “Industrial and Construction Group Kovalska” LLC (100%).
“Kovalskaya Beton” was established in 2022. According to Opendatabot, the founder of the company is PSG Kovalskaya LLC, the ultimate beneficiaries are Alexander and Sergey Pilipenko.
Darnitsky Plant of Reinforced Concrete Structures, Darnitsky ZZHBK, KOVALSKA, Sergey Pilipenko, Svetlana Kovalska Plant of Reinforced Concrete Structures, Svetlana Kovalska ZZHBK, Ковальська Бетон
As of 10:00 a.m. on December 19, Kyivstar, Ukraine’s largest telecom operator, restored high-speed mobile internet in the Kyiv subway, and earlier mobile internet was restored in the Kharkiv subway, the company’s press service said on Tuesday.
“The My Kyivstar information system has been restored, where subscribers can view their account balances. Kyivstar’s telecom network has almost entered the stabilization period,” the statement said.
On the territory controlled by Ukraine, 99% of the base stations are in working order, and all basic services are available to customers: communication and mobile Internet services, SMS, international voice roaming services, etc., the mobile operator’s press service said.
In addition, Kyivstar stores have restored most services.
It is noted that Kyivstar continues to improve the Home Internet service in Kyiv and a number of other places, and also plans to gradually remove restrictions on mobile Internet speeds in the near future.
“Kyivstar specialists are working on the launch of high-speed mobile Internet in roaming and plan to launch this service for Ukrainian subscribers in Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland and a number of other countries in the near future,” the company said in a statement.
To stabilize the services, the company has engaged all available technical staff, as well as international partners from Sweden, Ireland, the United States, China, Finland and other countries, the press service said.
Earlier it was reported that Kyivstar expects to achieve full stabilization in the provision of services by the end of the week.
After a failure in the early morning hours of December 12 caused by a large-scale cyberattack, Kyivstar began restoring voice services in the evening of December 13, the company’s mobile Internet service started working again in some regions a day later, and the company announced its full restoration in the country on the evening of December 15.
On December 17, Kivestar resumed providing voice services, including roaming, mobile data, Home Internet, virtual private network (VPN) services and started restoring access to M2M (Machine-to-Machine) services for business customers. Kyivstar restored access to SMS services, including international roaming, and M2M services on 18 December.
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Recorded Future, the world’s largest private intelligence and analytical company, will continue to support Ukraine in 2024 by allocating more than $23 million for Ukraine’s cybersecurity, Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation, Education, Science and Technology Development and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov said on Monday.
“Recorded Future tools help detect and eliminate cyberattacks at an early stage. These tools are used by the Ministry of Digital Transformation, the State Special Communications Service, the GUR, the SBU, the Ministry of Defense, the Prosecutor General’s Office and the Cyber Police,” Fedorov wrote on his Telegram channel.
According to him, the company also works with key enterprises in the energy and telecom sectors.
As reported, Recorded Future provided intelligence to protect Ukraine’s critical infrastructure, assisted in the investigation of Russian war crimes, and opened access to the Intelligence Cloud software platform.
In total, in 2023, the company invested more than $20 million in assistance to Ukraine.
Starting December 20, Ukrzaliznytsia JSC (UZ) will launch an analog of Kyiv City Express in Dnipro. Dnipro City Express will connect the city with the suburbs and satellite cities, the company’s press service reports.
“Ukrzaliznytsia is launching a new urban mobility project in another region. The Dnipro City Express system will be launched in Dnipro on December 20 this year,” the statement said.
It is noted that at the first stage, Dnipro City Express will run on the Dnipro-Kamianske route and will stop at Horyainove, Diivka, Sukhachivka, and Zaporizhzhia-Kamianske stations.
Trains will depart from Dnipro at 5:14 (except weekends), 6:20, 10:00, 11:30 (except weekends), 15:40, 17:10 (except weekends), 19:10. Trains will depart back from Kamianske at 6:14 (except weekends), 9:00, 11:26, 12:42 (except weekends), 16:41, 19:12 (except weekends), 20:14.
The travel time in both directions from the initial to the final station will be approximately 40 minutes, and the cost will be from 12 to 18 UAH.
UZ reported that the updated and modern rolling stock will be used for trips on the route: electric trains of the EPL2T series, restored at the facilities of Ukrzaliznytsia, will run on the route.
The trains will be equipped with ramps, seats for people with disabilities and inclusive restrooms, Braille navigation, bicycle racks, and Type-C and USB ports for charging gadgets.
