Imports of transformers, inductors and chokes to Ukraine in January 2025 increased almost sixfold compared to the same month in 2024 to $127.9 million, according to statistics from the State Customs Service (SCS).
According to the statistics, in January this year, these products were mainly imported from China – for $116.07 million (90.75% of total imports of these goods), while a year earlier, transformers and chokes were imported from this country for $12.9 million (59.7%). That is, their imports increased almost ninefold last month.
They were also imported from Turkey (by $4.5 million) and the United States (by $1.75 million).
In January 2024, the Czech Republic ($1.9 million) and Italy (almost $1 million) were among the largest importing countries, in addition to China.
At the same time, Ukraine exported transformers, inductors, and chokes worth $2.05 million in January 2025, compared to $1.24 million in January 2024, mainly to Hungary, Germany, and Azerbaijan.
According to the State Customs Service, imports of transformers, inductors and chokes to Ukraine more than doubled in 2024 compared to 2023, to $596.11 million, while China imported 2.5 times more of them, by $400.48 million.
The volume of cattle slaughter in Ukraine in January 2025 amounted to 13.8 thousand tons, which is 13 thousand tons less (-49%) compared to December 2024 and 100 tons less (-1%) compared to January 2024, the Association of Milk Producers (AMP) reported, citing data from the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food.
The industry association noted that in January 2025, enterprises produced 51% of beef from the total slaughter volume, and 49% in households.
According to preliminary data of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, in January 2025, the volume of cattle slaughter at enterprises amounted to 7.1 thousand tons, which is 1 thousand tons more (+8%) than in December 2024 and 1 thousand tons more (+9%) than in January 2024.
Instead, in households, the volume of cattle slaughter in January 2025 amounted to 6.7 thousand tons, which is 14 thousand tons less (-67%) compared to December and 1 thousand tons less (-9%) compared to January 2024.
The total slaughter of farm animals, not only cattle, but also pigs, sheep, and birds in January 2025 amounted to 279.9 thousand tons, which is almost equal to the previous year (-0.1%).
According to preliminary data from the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, in January 2025, the volume of live animal sales for slaughter increased most significantly at agricultural enterprises in the Zakarpattia region (+200%), Zaporizhzhia region (+100%), Kharkiv region (+63%), Rivne region (+50%), Mykolaiv region (+50%) compared to the previous year.
Most of the animals were sold for slaughter at agricultural enterprises in Vinnytsia (51.9 thousand tons), Cherkasy (35.1 thousand tons), Dnipropetrovs’k (31.9 thousand tons), Lviv (15.3 thousand tons) and Kyiv (11.4 thousand tons) regions.
Forecast of unemployment rate in Ukraine according to methodology of international labor organization until 2025
Source: Open4Business.com.ua
In 2022-24, omnichannel retailer Foxtrot expanded its network from 90 to 124 stores, the company’s press service reports.
“Since February 24, 2022, the company has chosen a development strategy: to continue working, support the economy, organize the processes inherent in peacetime, taking into account the security component of wartime, and help the defenders of Ukraine. The events of the last three years have only strengthened the company, made us more flexible, adaptive to daily challenges and accelerated the process of implementing changes and innovations as much as possible,” said Oleksiy Zozulya, CEO of the retailer.
“Foxtrot continued to expand and renovate its existing stores (including after enemy missile attacks), paying attention to barrier-free and inclusive environment. Thus, while the company operated 90 stores in March 2022, as of the beginning of 2025, the chain has 124 retail outlets in 66 cities, including Kherson, Sloviansk and Kramatorsk. The company was the first in the electronics market to launch a sign language service for deaf people, which operates in 30 stores on Foxtrot.ua and continues to scale. In addition, as part of the development of barrier-free accessibility, the company has started adapting the retail space in its stores.
The company has paid almost UAH 1.9 billion in taxes since the beginning of the full-scale war, including almost UAH 1 billion in 2024. Considerable attention is paid to e-commerce, with the turnover of the Foxtrot.ua online store growing by 42% last year.
The retailer’s most significant social initiative is systematic direct assistance to the Ukrainian Defense Forces. Currently, the total amount of equipment donated by Foxtrot to the defenders is over UAH 43.5 million, which includes 8882 units of equipment. As part of the campaign, Foxtrot together with the Aerorazvidka NGO raised almost UAH 700 thousand to train the military in IT tools. To support children affected by Russian aggression, the Give a Piece of Goodness campaign continues. As part of the project “Eat to Support Indestructible Animals”, we purchased UAH 2 million worth of food, medicines, and kennels for residents of 63 shelters.
“Foxtrot is one of the largest omnichannel retail chains in Ukraine in terms of the number of stores and sales of electronics and household appliances. The company operates 124 stores in 66 cities, including the frontline cities of Kherson, Kramatorsk and Sloviansk, an online platform Foxtrot.ua and a mobile application of the same name.
According to Opendatabot, the net income of FTD-Retail LLC (Kyiv), which develops the chain, amounted to UAH 9.9 billion in 9M2024, with a net loss of UAH 110 million.
The Foxtrot brand is developed by the Foxtrot group of companies. The co-founders are Valery Makovetsky and Gennady Vykhodtsev.
Ukrainian chain Gabar, which is developed by Vladimir Matviychuk, one of the co-owners of retailer Galia Baluvana, has opened the first fast food establishment MultiBar in Krakow, the chain’s press service said on Facebook.
“We have pleasant news. Opening of a new generation fast food MultiBar from Gabar chain in Krakow, Poland! Friends, we are very pleased to announce that we have opened. You have been waiting for so long, and now your favorite dishes are available already in Krakow”, – said in the message.
Gabar added that the cafe operates at Wielicka 259, Krakow, 30-663.
Earlier, the first Multicook frozen meal store with fast food MultiBar started operating in the US Los Angeles. Then Matviychuk noted that in the future all Multicook will be opened in a format with MultiBar. It is planned to open 150 such establishments abroad by the end of 2025.
As reported, adapted to the European market franchise of the Ukrainian chain of stores “Galia Baluvana” under the Multi Cook brand has been developing since 2022. At the moment it is represented by more than 250 stores in 25 countries. In parallel with the Multi Cook brand another direction is developing abroad – Multibar. This is a chain of establishments that offers visitors ready-to-eat and on-site meals.
According to Poster POS research, the chain “Galia Baluvana” in 2025 took the second place in the TOP-10 restaurant companies in terms of the rate of opening new locations. It opened 70 locations in Ukraine. In addition, the company continues to develop other projects: Gabar establishments (9 new locations), Polish franchise Wesola Pani (40 new locations) and MultiCook abroad (150 new locations).
Italy will join the processes of Ukraine’s reconstruction, in particular the restoration of the energy sector, says Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani.
“There can’t be negotiations without Ukraine and without Europe. It is impossible to agree on an agreement without Ukraine and without Europe…. Peace must come together with strong security guarantees for Ukraine,” he said on Monday in Kiev, speaking at a plenary session of the ‘Support Ukraine’ program.
According to Tajani, peace must be stable and lasting for Ukraine, and Italy would be happy to discuss Ukraine’s future. “Rebuilding, rebuilding, trade. We want tourists to visit Ukrainian cities and Ukrainians to visit our universities and our cities. We will participate in the rebuilding process,” he emphasized.
According to the Deputy Prime Minister, Italy, in particular, will join the restoration of the energy sector.
“We are organizing an international conference on reconstruction. It will be held in Rome on July 10-11 this year. We want to organize what will be a huge success for Ukraine,” Tajani informed.
