Ukrainian athletes have already received 17 licenses to participate in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo (Italy), the National Olympic Committee (NOC) reports.
“The National Olympic Committee of Ukraine has received official confirmation of 17 licenses to participate in the XXV Winter Olympic Games, which will be held from February 6 to 22, 2026 in the Italian cities of Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo,” the NOC said in a statement.
In particular, as of today, Ukrainian athletes have won quotas in three sports: biathlon – 10 licenses (5 men, 5 women); cross-country skiing – 5 licenses (2 men, 3 women); alpine skiing – 2 licenses (1 man, 1 woman).
It is noted that the qualification process will last until January 18, 2026.
“Ukrainian athletes still have many competitions ahead of them, where they will have the opportunity to win Olympic passes in other sports. According to the forecasts of the national winter sports federations, international federations and the International Olympic Committee, it is expected that about 40-45 Ukrainian athletes will be eligible to represent our country at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Games,” the statement said.
As reported, at the 2026 Winter Olympics (February 6-22) in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo (Italy), athletes will compete for 195 medals in 16 Olympic sports.
Vadym Gutzeit, President of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Ukraine, expects Ukraine to perform successfully at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo (Italy), as well as at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris (France). With 12 medals, Ukraine took 22nd place in the medal standings of the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) added four insurance and/or reinsurance brokers to the Register of Insurance Intermediaries in accordance with their electronic applications.
According to the NBU website, the following companies were added to the register: Dobrobut ta Zakhyst LLC, Willis Insurance Brokers LLC, Risk and Life Consulting LLC, and the representative office of SIA Yulisire.
The National Bank also removed these companies from the State Register of Insurance and Reinsurance Brokers and revoked their certificates of entry in this register.
The relevant decisions were adopted by the Committee on Supervision and Regulation of Non-Bank Financial Services Markets on April 25, 2025.
Aviation company FED JSC (Kharkiv) ended January-March 2025 with a net profit of UAH 114.86 million, which is 4.5 times more than in the first quarter of 2024.
According to the company’s interim financial statements published in the information disclosure system of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC), its net income for the period increased almost 2.3 times to UAH 306.77 million.
FED generated almost UAH 141.85 million in profit from its operating activities, which is 3.3 times more than a year ago, and its gross profit also increased 3.3 times to UAH 101.88 million.
“The positive dynamics of FED’s profitability growth is achieved through the implementation of the company’s marketing strategy approved by the Chairman of the Board for the period up to 2035. Due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, the company’s marketing strategy was adjusted due to the impossibility of achieving the set goals by the end of 2023,” the report says.
The strategy, in particular, envisages the creation of high-tech space technology, transportation equipment, revolutionary technologies for the production of hydraulic and fuel units, nanocoating technologies, innovative welding technologies, mechanical and chemical-thermal processing.
The company’s production facilities and equipment are 100% utilized.
The average number of employees is 955.
FED JSC specializes in the development, production, maintenance and repair of aviation, space and general engineering units.
As reported, in 2024, FED received UAH 181.406 million in net profit, down 43% from 2023, of which 28% (UAH 40 million) was allocated to pay dividends.
Insurance company “Guardian” (Kyiv) in January-March 2025 collected UAH 300.28 million of net insurance premiums, which is 37.58% more than in the same period last year, RA “Expert Rating” reported in information on updating the financial stability rating of the insurer at the level of “uaAA” on the national scale based on the results of the analysis of its activities for the reporting period.
The volume of gross written premiums received by “Guardian” ALC for the first quarter of 2025 increased by 18.27% to UAH 313.29 million compared to January-March 2024.
During the reporting period, the company paid UAH 102.602 million in indemnities (-24.5%). The insurer’s claims ratio decreased by 18.56 percentage points to 32.75%.
It is reported that as of March 31, 2025, the company’s equity increased by 7.13% to UAH 352.34 million. Gross liabilities for the same period decreased by 0.4% to UAH 687.74 million, the amount of cash and cash equivalents on the company’s accounts increased by 40.22% to UAH 153.44 million.
The agency notes that as of the reporting date, the insurer formed a portfolio of current financial investments in the amount of UAH 136.32 million, consisting of government bonds and government bonds, which are considered liquid instruments with a low level of credit risk.
The RA reports that based on the results of its activities in the first quarter of 2025, Guardian Insurance Company received an operating profit of UAH 3.94 million against an operating loss for the same period in 2024. The insurer’s net profit increased by 5.2 times to UAH 2.01 million compared to the first quarter of last year.
The insurer confirmed to RA that as of March 31, 2024, it complied with the requirements for solvency and assets of the insurer, the statement said.
Guardian Insurance Company is a member of the Presidium of the League of Insurance Organizations of Ukraine. In January 2020, it became a full member of the MTIBU and has the right to sell Green Card policies.
In October 2020, by the decision of the general meeting of members of the Nuclear Insurance Pool of Ukraine, Guardian Insurance Company became a member of the pool.
Kremenchuk Road Machines Plant (Kredmash JSC, Poltava region) reduced its net sales revenue by 23% in 2024 compared to 2023, to UAH 143.65 million.
According to the company’s annual report published on Tuesday in the disclosure system of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission, the loss decreased by almost 23% to UAH 13.08 million, which is the same as the preliminary data published earlier.
Last year, the plant received UAH 13.3 million in losses from operating activities (16.5% less than in 2023), and gross profit amounted to UAH 17.2 million (-15.7%).
“In the report, Kredmash notes that in 2024 it sold only two asphalt mixing plants, while a year earlier it sold three. The company also sold consumer goods for UAH 58.7 million, spare parts for construction and road equipment for UAH 18.8 million, and wheeled vehicles for UAH 1.12 million.
According to the plant, asphalt and soil mixing plants accounted for 42.7% of total production last year, 14.3% for spare parts, 37.9% for fuel and energy, and 5.1% for other types of production: casting, installation and commissioning.
“In 2024, Kredmash exported products worth UAH 63.6 million (45.1% of sales), mostly to neighboring countries.
Asphalt mixing plants were purchased by Kharkiv-based Nanoexpo+ LLC (for UAH 34.8 million) and Mykolaiv-based ABZ Alliance (UAH 17.7 million), while fuel and lubricants were supplied, in particular, to Asimega (Uzbekistan) for UAH 12.1 million, Baiterek (Kazakhstan) for UAH 39 million; spare parts were supplied to Kredmash Impex LLC (Kazakhstan, Moldova, Georgia) for UAH 7.4 million.
The main suppliers of products are Ukrainian companies. For example, a branch of Metinvest-SMC LLC (Kremenchuk) is a supplier of rolled metal products, Interpipe Ukraine (Dnipro) is a supplier of pipes, Tact LLC (Dnipro) is a supplier of structural steel sections, Camozzi LLC (Kyiv) is a supplier of pneumatic equipment, and Spetsstal Trade LLC (Kropyvnytskyi) is a supplier of ferroalloys.
“Production activities of PrJSC “Kredmash” are related to the implementation of state programs for the construction and operation of roads. At present, the programs have been curtailed, which negatively affected production and sales volumes,” the report states.
This year, the company plans to manufacture new types of road construction equipment, including a bulk material packing plant with a capacity of up to 20 tons per hour and a mixing plant for dry mixes with a capacity of 15 tons per hour.
According to the company, the average number of employees decreased by 31% to 746 people compared to 2023. The average monthly salary at the end of the year amounted to UAH 8.67 thousand.
“The debt on bank loans as of December 31, 2024 is UAH 20 million, there are no wage arrears and no budget arrears,” the report states.
As reported, in 2023, Kredmash reduced its net income by 36% year-on-year to UAH 186.4 million, while reducing its loss by 44% to almost UAH 17 million.
In pre-war 2021, the plant sold products worth UAH 1.2 billion. In June 2022, the plant’s industrial facilities were partially destroyed as a result of an enemy rocket attack on Kremenchuk.
Lita Plus plastic surgery clinic relocated from Kiev region will open a plastic surgery clinic in Zakarpattya region, Lita Plus clinic founder Serhiy Derbak said.
“We moved the clinic to Uzhgorod together with the equipment and the team, which is 35 people. Our clinic was located in Irpen, and it was completely destroyed during the hostilities, so we simply had no place left to operate,” he said in an interview with the agency ‘Interfax-Ukraine’.
Derbak noted that after the aggressor destroyed a clinic in the Kiev region, “the decision to build a clinic in Uzhgorod was natural.”
“We saw another important factor – logistics for patients. I conducted a statistic: 80% of our patients today come from abroad. These are Ukrainians who left during the war, but return to Ukraine to receive medical services. That is why medical services will remain very important for Transcarpathia as a region. And that is why we have decided: we will build here,” he said.
Derbak noted that the clinic project will consist of two buildings – surgical and hospital.
“One building is a completely new surgical center with an area of 1000 square meters, equipped, in particular, and its own bunker – with all the necessary security elements, which, unfortunately, were very much needed in Bucha. The new clinic has already taken all these risks into account. Perhaps it is a consequence of traumatic experience, but I don’t want to experience something like that again. The second building is the reconstruction of the existing building for the hospital,” he said.
Derbak noted that “the surgical building is designed according to the highest standards: even open-heart surgeries can be performed there – with proper ventilation, air sterilization and all medical requirements”.
The next stage of the project’s development will be the opening of a large balneological department.
“We have already conducted two wells – to a depth of 1,200 and 800 meters – and have thermal rhodon water, which is ideal for treating scars. After the war, we plan to operate as a specialized plastic surgery clinic for patients with scar deformities. In addition, we will create a rehabilitation center for the military: we will combine surgical care, balneological treatment, physical rehabilitation after injuries, surgeries, burns and contractures,” he said.
