In January 2026, DTEK Energy’s machine builders manufactured and repaired 161 units of mining equipment, as well as produced over 160,000 spare parts and components for it, according to a press release from DTEK Energy.
“In the midst of the heating season, DTEK Energy’s machine builders continue to work intensively to provide Ukrainian mines with the necessary equipment and spare parts for more reliable coal mining,” the statement said.
At the same time, DTEK Energy CEO Alexander Fomenko noted that the beginning of the year was extremely difficult for the company and the entire Ukrainian energy sector.
“Despite this, we have already gone through two-thirds of the most difficult military winter in the last four years. Together with energy workers, repairmen, and miners, our machine builders are working in an enhanced mode, providing mines with the necessary equipment and spare parts,” Fomenko said in a press release.
As reported, in January 2025, DTEK Energy’s machine builders manufactured a new roadheader, delivered nearly 300 GSH units to miners, and manufactured over 150,000 spare parts.
In turn, Korum Druzhkivka Machine Building Plant, which is part of DTEK Energy’s machine-building assets, also noted on its Facebook page that January was a difficult month for production: the plant started the year in difficult conditions, with limited capacity utilization and a high proportion of small but critically important jobs.
“At the same time, Korum Druzhkivka Machine-Building Plant maintained process control and adapted its production plans to the real situation,” the statement said.
Throughout January, the plant focused primarily on the manufacture of components and spare parts, producing a total of 57,280 components, spare parts, and metal structures. In addition, six GSH units were produced: trolleys and a mine winch.
“Part of the production operations in January was aimed at forming a backlog for February. Already this month, it is planned to repair the KPD combine harvester, as well as manufacture freight and passenger trolleys,” the plant reports.
As reported, in January 2025, the plant shipped 10 units of GSO and 36 thousand components and spare parts to customers. The commercial production included trolleys, anchors, fire hoses, and high-pressure hoses. Large metal structures for DTEK Energy’s enrichment plants were also produced.
DTEK Energy’s machine-building assets include the Druzhkivka Machine-Building Plant (relocated to Dnipro), the Svitlo Shakhtaria Plant in Kharkiv, and the Pershotravensk Machine-Building Plant.
DTEK Energy provides a closed cycle of electricity production from coal. The installed capacity in thermal power generation is 13.3 GW (as of January 2022). A complete production cycle has been created in coal mining: coal mining and enrichment, machine building, and maintenance of mining equipment.
By the end of 2025, DTEK Energy had invested UAH 6.7 billion in supporting Ukrainian coal mining, and over the previous three years (2022-2024) — more than UAH 18 billion. The funds were used to construct and repair mine workings, equip longwalls, and support the production capacities of mines.
The DTEK Group is the largest private investor in Ukraine’s energy sector, with 55,000 employees and over EUR12 billion in capital invested since 2005. It is wholly owned by SCM Holdings, with Rinat Akhmetov as the ultimate beneficiary and sole shareholder.
Tax revenues from Kyrgyzstan’s virtual asset market in 2025 exceeded the fees from the country’s largest commodity market Dordoi (Bishkek), according to data and comments published by regional media with reference to official statistics and industry participants.
According to the Financial Market Regulation and Supervision Service, in 2025, the budget from the market of virtual assets received almost 1.7 billion soms in taxes, with virtual asset service providers (exchangers and exchanges) providing 1.48 billion soms, and mining companies – 206.17 million soms.
The regulator also records a sharp increase in the scale of operations: the total turnover of virtual asset service providers in 2025 amounted to 2.735 trillion KGS with more than 2.12 million transactions, with over 94% of the turnover formed by exchange operations. The report indicates that 82 exchange operators and 5 crypto exchanges were registered in 2025, while mining activities, according to the finnadzor, have been effectively suspended since December 2025 and companies submit zero reporting.
According to Fixygen, JSC Odessa Port Plant (OPP) will hold an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on March 13, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. in the form of a survey (remotely), according to the company’s disclosure in the information disclosure system. The date for compiling the list of shareholders entitled to participate in the meeting is March 10, 2026.
The agenda includes, in particular, the appointment of an auditor for the mandatory audit of the 2025 financial statements and the approval of the terms of the audit agreement, the selection of a property appraiser, the approval of several significant transactions, as well as amendments to the charter and provisions on the remuneration of members of the supervisory board and management board.
JSC Odessa Port Plant was previously one of Ukraine’s largest producers of nitrogen fertilizers, located in Yuzhne (Odesa region). The state owns 99.5667% of the company’s shares; its main activity is the production of fertilizers and nitrogen compounds.
Odessa Port Plant has scheduled an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting for March 13.
According to Serbian Economist, real estate prices in Montenegro continue to grow at record rates, while residents’ salaries remain significantly below the European average, and rent is becoming less affordable, local analysts note. The cost per square meter of housing in the country is already higher than in some EU countries. According to data from the Statistical Office of Montenegro (Monstat), the average price per square meter of an apartment in new buildings in the third quarter of 2025 was €2,228, in Podgorica – €2,153, in the coastal region – €2,458, and in the northern region – €1,578. Monstat specifies that the indicator is calculated based on primary housing sales transactions.
As reported by local media, real estate agent Haris Osmanagic previously assessed the Podgorica market as overheated and said that prices in the capital had “almost doubled” in a short period of time, with new buildings in some areas being offered at €2,800-3,500 per square meter.
The price increase has also affected the rental market: according to Osmanagic’s estimates, the average cost of a long-term rental in Podgorica is in the range of €550-700 per month, two-room apartments – €800-1,000, three-room apartments – €1,200-2,000.
In the European Union as a whole, housing prices in the third quarter of 2025 rose by 5.5% year-on-year, according to Eurostat data.
As of December 31, 2025, 1,131,197 foreigners were registered in the Czech Republic – 37,108 more than the previous year (+3.4%), according to data from the Ministry of the Interior and the statistical unit of the Czech Statistical Office, as cited by the information and analytical center Experts Club.
According to the Ministry of the Interior’s estimate, foreigners account for 10.38% of the country’s population (the calculation used a population figure of 10,897,178 as of September 30, 2025). This means that the “native population” (residents without foreign citizenship) amounts to about 9.766 million people (an estimate based on the difference between the figures).
The structure of legal residence at the end of 2025 included 343,876 people with temporary residence, 394,265 with permanent residence, and 393,056 registered under the temporary protection regime. The highest concentration of foreigners is recorded in Prague (32.4% of all registered foreigners) and in the Central Bohemian Region (14.5%).
Ranking: Top 10 nationalities among foreigners in the Czech Republic (31.12.2025)
| Rank | Country | Number of people |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 612,953 |
| 2 | Slovakia | 125,280 |
| 3 | Vietnam | 69,685 |
| 4 | Russia | 37,524 |
| 5 | Romania | 21,287 |
| 6 | Poland | 17,631 |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 17,562 |
| 8 | Mongolia | 14,908 |
| 9 | Philippines | 14,530 |
| 10 | Hungary | 12,111 |
Tour operator Join UP! Ukraine served almost 415 thousand Ukrainian tourists in 2025, which is 60% more than in 2024, the company said.
The key feature of the season – the choice of destinations with the most predictable logistics. Join UP! noted that Ukrainians more often planned vacation “pragmatically”: the priority was the safety of the route, clear connections and familiar service without surprises.
The most popular destinations for flights and tours in 2025 remained “classic” for mass demand. Egypt and Turkey were the leaders in summer, followed by Greece, Bulgaria and Montenegro, mostly in the all-inclusive format. The company specified that in Egypt they expanded the range of resorts: El Alamein on the Mediterranean Sea was added to Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh and Marsa Alam. In Turkey the program has grown due to the return of popular resorts Bodrum and Dalaman.
In the winter season the demand was formed by the destinations with regular charter geography and stable weather: Egypt, UAE and Sri Lanka were in the top. In the segment of “distant exotics” in 2025 Vietnam (Fukuok) and Maldives were better sold, which displaced last year’s favorites – Zanzibar and Dominica. The company notes that expensive exotic tours were more often booked in advance to reduce the cost.
In terms of seasonality, the peak came in the summer: in the summer season of 2025 with Join UP! traveled more than 242 thousand people (+70% to 2024), and the maximum month – July – almost doubled year-on-year to about 67 thousand tourists. The “quietest” month was February – more than 12 thousand tourists.
Reference: Join UP! LLC was founded in 2013, authorized capital – 72.671 million UAH. The ultimate beneficiaries are Yuri and Alexander Alba. The brand operates in eight foreign markets – the Baltic States, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Poland, Romania and the Czech Republic, and is preparing to launch in Slovakia and Hungary.
