In 2025, the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection conducted almost 22 thousand inspections of advertising media. This is 14% more than in 2024. More than half of the inspections concerned outdoor advertising. A total of 4,085 violations in advertising were detected last year, a 1.5-fold increase in violations over the year. Businesses in Kharkiv, Kyiv, and Chernihiv regions received the most comments. The total amount of fines amounted to UAH 10.68 million. More than a quarter of violations concern the use of non-state languages in advertising.
21,938 advertisements were checked last year in Ukraine, which is 14% more than in 2024. After a sharp decline in the first year of full-scale advertising, the number of inspections of advertising media has been growing year on year, although it has not yet reached the level of 2021. Although there are fewer inspections, violations are found by a third more than before the full-scale campaign.
More than half of the inspections last year concerned outdoor advertising – 11,037. At the same time, the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection has become more active in checking promotions on social media and websites: 2,695 investigations.
On average, violations were found in every fifth case – 4,085. However, it is worth noting that there may be several violations on one checked advertising medium. In general, the number of observations increased by one and a half times over the year.
What violations in advertising are businesses fined for?
About a quarter of all violations relate to advertising in non-state languages – 1,075 cases. In more than half of the cases, the violators were businesses from Kharkiv region: 672 fines. Other frequent violations include advertising of alcohol (320 cases), medicines (276), and cigarettes (195).
Businesses in Kharkiv region were the leaders in terms of the number of violations: 1014 violations were found in 1248 ads studied. This is the highest figure in the country. By comparison, Kyiv, where the most inspections were conducted (3,256), found only 514 violations, which is the second highest. Businesses from Chernihiv region round out the top three violators of advertising rules: 304 observations were made in 2,646 inspections.
In total, almost UAH 10.68 million worth of remarks were issued, which is 4,227 fines. On average, a business pays UAH 2,526 for non-compliance with advertising rules.
Violations of advertising rules were most expensive in Zaporizhzhia region, where the average fine reached UAH 4,500, and the lowest average amounts were recorded in Sumy region – UAH 1,050.
Businesses voluntarily paid 61% of fines in the amount of UAH 6.65 million. Another 17% were collected from violators by force. And only 3% of entrepreneurs were able to appeal the decision of the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection in the amount of UAH 455 thousand in courts.
The history of US territorial expansion includes a number of major deals in which Washington acquired land from European powers and neighboring states. The Experts Club infographic highlights key acquisitions and their price at the time of the deal, as well as approximate estimates in 2026 dollars.
One of the largest deals was the Louisiana Purchase (1803), in which the US acquired vast territories in central North America from France for $15 million (estimated at around $430 million in 2026 prices). The next major expansion was the Mexican Cession (1848) — the transfer of territories following the Mexican-American War, formalized by an agreement, with a payment of $15 million (estimated at $615 million in 2026 prices).
Deals in the south and southwest were a separate block. Florida (1819) was transferred by Spain, and the financial part of the agreement was estimated at $5 million (in 2026 prices – about $127 million). The purchase of Gadsden (1854) from Mexico, which clarified the border in the southwest, cost the US $10 million (about $386 million in 2026 prices).
The most famous deal with the Russian Empire was the purchase of Alaska (1867) for $7.2 million (about $158 million in 2026 prices). Later, the US expanded into the Caribbean by purchasing the Virgin Islands (1917) from Denmark for $25 million (about $698 million in 2026 prices).
The Experts Club notes that the comparison of “prices in 2026” is approximate and depends on the conversion method (inflation indices, purchasing power parity). However, even with this approximation, it is clear that the historical transaction amounts appear relatively small by modern standards given the strategic value of the acquired territories, their natural resources, logistical position, and impact on security.
Since the beginning of 2026, Lesy Ukrainy has harvested 244,000 cubic meters more timber products than in the same period in 2025, the state-owned enterprise’s press service reported on its Telegram channel.
According to the report, the pace of harvesting has increased by 44%. The work is being carried out ahead of schedule, despite unfavorable weather conditions – snowfalls and severe frosts.
At the same time, Lesy Ukrainy noted that businesses are choosing contracted products with a certain delay. The main reasons are the lack of electricity and logistics problems, in particular due to enemy attacks on the railway in some northern regions.
“We are in constant contact with our customers. In general, businesses are not refusing products, but are proposing to revise shipment schedules,” the state-owned enterprise noted.
Currently, there is an increase in the stock of certain types of timber in warehouses, but this is not critical for the winter period. The company has decided not to slow down the pace of harvesting, strictly adhering to its commitments for 2026. Lesy Ukrainy added that further developments will depend on the buyers of timber products.
KSG Agro’s shares rose by 60.7% in 2025, allowing the company to enter the top three leaders in terms of market capitalization growth among Ukrainian agricultural companies. This was reported by the holding’s press service, citing data from the investment company Eavex Capital.
According to the report, KSG Agro’s share growth in 2025 significantly exceeded the average market dynamics. The agricultural holdings Kernel and IMC also entered the TOP 3 leaders in this indicator.
The growth in capitalization occurred against the backdrop of an improvement in the company’s operating performance. In particular, in the first half of 2025, the holding’s revenue increased by 20.2%. In the pig farming segment, based on the results of January-September 2025, revenue from the sale of live pigs increased by 48.3%, and operating profit for this period increased by more than 37%.
“The growth in revenue and operating performance in 2025 demonstrates that our vertical integration strategy and pig herd renewal program are working effectively even in extraordinary wartime conditions,” said Sergey Kasyanov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of KSG Agro.
The vertically integrated holding company KSG Agro is engaged in pig farming, as well as the production, storage, processing, and sale of grain and oilseeds. Its land bank in the Dnipropetrovsk and Kherson regions is about 21,000 hectares.
According to KSG Agro, it is one of the top five pork producers in Ukraine. In 2023, the agricultural holding began implementing a “network-centric” strategy, under which it will transition from developing a large location to a number of smaller pig farms located in different regions of the country.
In January-September 2025, KSG Agro received $5.96 million in operating profit and $6.92 million in gross profit, which is 68% and 31% more than in the same period of 2024.
The unfinished Sky Towers complex in the center of Kyiv is once again up for sale on the OpenMarket electronic trading system (SE “SETAM” of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine) at a starting price of UAH 662.3 million (including VAT), according to the SETAM press service.
The auction is scheduled for February 27. The guarantee deposit is UAH 33.1 million. The starting price of the lot has been reduced by 1.1 times after an attempt to sell the asset in 2024 (UAH 771.9 million) and by 10.6 times since the first auction in 2021 (UAH 7.1 billion).
According to the announcement, the unfinished construction project is located on a land plot of 0.74 hectares. The total construction area is 51,300 square meters, with 51% of the project already completed.
The building design includes two towers with 47 and 34 floors. The total area of the complex will be approximately 225,000 square meters. The complex will include offices, retail space, a separate bank branch building, and an eight-level underground parking lot with an area of 51,600 square meters for 841 parking spaces.
“Sky Towers is not just an unfinished construction project, but an opportunity to implement one of the most ambitious projects in the capital. The auction will allow us to find an owner who will be able to bring it to a logical conclusion,” said Roman Osadchuk, CEO of SETAM, in a statement.
As reported, the construction of Sky Towers on 13 Beresteysky Avenue (formerly Peremohy Avenue) could have become the first Ukrainian skyscraper over 200 m (project height 214 m). Construction continued until 2015, but only reached 28 floors out of the planned 47, after which it was halted. According to Alexander Dyomin, director of the development company Agency for Office Construction, the property was not preserved.
The owner’s loan agreement with Ukreximbank was signed in 2007. In May 2012, KDD Group, which found itself in a difficult financial situation, signed an agreement to sell the Sky Towers project and the Zazimya residential complex to the American company Cimbrorum Holdings LLC for $202.4 million. Of this amount, KDD was to receive $12 million in cash, while the rest of the amount consisted of obligations, in particular $168.4 million to Ukreximbank. At the same time, the bank increased the credit line for the completion of Sky Towers to $193 million, with the Office Construction Agency acting as the borrower.
In 2019, the parties signed a financial restructuring plan, but the developer continued to fail to fulfill its obligations. In early 2021, the Kyiv Commercial Court upheld Ukreximbank’s claim to recover UAH 5.95 billion in debt from the Office Construction Agency for a loan to finance the construction of Sky Towers.
According to YouControl, the founder of Office Construction Agency LLC is TKD Invest LLC, and the ultimate beneficiary is listed as David Israel (Takadero Trading Limited, USA).
According to preliminary data, the FED aircraft manufacturing company (Kharkiv) ended 2025 with a net profit of UAH 187.58 million, which is 3.4% more than in 2024.
According to the agenda of the company’s general meeting of shareholders on March 12, UAH 45 million, or 24% of the profit, is planned to be allocated for the payment of dividends, and UAH 142.58 million will remain undistributed.
The dividend payment period is scheduled for April 1 to December 31, 2026.
According to the National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC) of Ukraine for the fourth quarter of 2025, more than 98% of the shares of FED JSC are owned by the company’s director, Viktor Popov.
As reported, at the end of 2024, FED JSC allocated UAH 40 million of its net profit of UAH 181.41 million to dividends, at a rate of UAH 4,575 per share with a par value of UAH 57,900.
The company’s authorized capital of UAH 506.162 million is divided into 8,742 thousand ordinary registered shares. As of October 1, 2025, retained earnings amounted to UAH 1.52 billion.
At the meeting, shareholders also plan to consider the re-election of the supervisory board, which currently consists of three members (including its chairman, Valery Fadeev).
In addition, the agenda includes the approval of SOVA Audit Firm LLC, selected on a competitive basis, to audit the annual financial statements of FED JSC for 2025.
JSC FED is one of Ukraine’s leading enterprises. It specializes in the development, production, maintenance, and repair of aviation, space, and general engineering equipment.
The average number of full-time employees as of October 1, 2025, was 953.
As reported, in January-September 2025, the company’s net profit increased by a quarter to UAH 176 million, and net income by 32% to UAH 774.9 million.
In 2024, the plant reduced its net profit by 43% compared to the previous year, to UAH 181.4 million, while its net income fell by 26%, to UAH 831.7 million.
