VF Ukraine (Vodafone Ukraine, VFU), Ukraine’s second-largest mobile operator, has completed the first phase of its project to deploy its own power generation capacity and has equipped 100 base stations with small solar power plants (SPPs) across 14 regions.
According to a press release from the mobile operator published on Friday, the projected savings in electricity drawn from the grid will amount to approximately 380 MWh per year, or nearly 30% of the consumption of the 100 base stations.
“This is roughly equivalent to the annual consumption of 150 average Ukrainian households,” the company noted.
Taking tariff trends into account, the financial savings are expected to exceed 100,000 euros per year. In addition, CO₂ emissions will be reduced by approximately 210 metric tons per year.
It is noted that the first phase began in the fall of 2025, and the company is now proceeding with the implementation of the second phase.
As previously reported, in May, Ukraine’s largest mobile operator, Kyivstar, announced the acquisition of six solar power plants with a combined installed capacity of 105 MW in the Lviv region for 3.6 billion hryvnia, or $80.8 million.
In the first quarter of this year, VFU increased its net profit by 12% compared to the same period last year—to 778 млн грн—while its revenue grew by 11%—to 7.3 млрд грн.
The Ukrainian perfume manufacturer, Private Joint-Stock Company “Zolotonosha Perfume and Cosmetics Factory” (“Zolotonosha Perfume and Cosmetics Factory,” Cherkasy Oblast), will be converted into a limited liability company (LLC).
According to the company’s announcement in the National Securities and Stock Market Commission’s (NSSMC) information disclosure system, the relevant decision was adopted by an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on June 9 with 100% of the votes.
Creditors’ claims will be accepted by the liquidation commission within two months from the date of publication of the announcement regarding the company’s dissolution through its transformation.
According to the meeting minutes posted on the company’s website, four shareholders, who collectively own 100% of the shares, also decided to amend the entry regarding the list of founders (members) of Zolotonoshskaya PKF PJSC in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, Individual Entrepreneurs, and Public Associations, specifically reducing the number from 86 shareholders to four.
Currently, according to the company, the shareholders include: Valentina Dargel, who owns more than 19.72% of the authorized capital; Andriy Dargel (16.04%); “Aromatika” LLC (nearly 59.616%); and “Essenti” LLC (4.62%). At the general meeting of shareholders, Andrei Fedorenko represented them by proxy.
The owners of the body care products manufacturer Aromatika LLC (Kyiv) are Valentina Dargel (91.8%) and her son, Andrei, a German citizen (8.2%). They are also the owners of the Kyiv-based LLC “Essenti,” which imports, exports, and sells raw materials for the food, perfume, and cosmetics industries on the domestic market.
A public, irrevocable demand to repurchase shares from all shareholders of Zolotonosha PKF PJSC was received from Aromatika LLC in July 2025.
Zolotonosha PKF was founded in 1934 as a plant for processing essential oils (dill and mint). Later, the production of colognes was established, and starting in 1964, the production of liquid cosmetics—such as shampoos and lotions—began.
In 2025, the factory saw its net profit drop by more than five times compared to the previous year—to 5 million UAH—while net revenue fell by 32.4% to 92.9 million UAH. In the first quarter of this year, it reported a loss of 0.7 million UAH and revenue of 22.3 million UAH.
Local budgets received 161.8 million hryvnias in tourist tax from January through May 2026, which is 22.6% higher than the figures for the same period last year, according to a statement from the State Tax Service of Ukraine (STS).
As noted in a post on the agency’s website on Thursday, Kyiv led the regions in terms of tourism tax revenue (34.7 million). Based on the results for the first four months of 2026, Kyiv and Lviv Oblast collected the same amount (22.5 million UAH each); however, based on the results for the first five months of 2026, Lviv Oblast lagged behind with 32.2 million UAH.
Also among the top four regions were Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast—27.8 million UAH—and Zakarpattia Oblast—14.7 million UAH.
The tourism tax is not paid by local residents of the community or individuals who rent housing there on a long-term basis; individuals on business trips (provided they have an official order or certificate); individuals with disabilities, war veterans, and participants in the cleanup of the Chernobyl accident; children under 18; individuals who have arrived at sanatoriums on medical treatment vouchers; and those registered as internally displaced persons (IDPs).
In today’s environment, every hryvnia paid in tourist tax helps regions maintain economic stability, create new jobs in the service sector, and enhance the competitiveness of domestic tourism.
The tourist tax is paid by Ukrainian citizens, foreign nationals, and stateless persons as an advance payment prior to temporary accommodation at lodging facilities (hotels, hostels, vacation homes).
Tax agents are business entities that provide temporary lodging services (hotels, hostels, vacation homes, etc.); they transfer the collected funds to the local budget. A list of such agents is published on local council websites.
The tax rates are set by local councils for each day of stay at up to 0.5% of the minimum wage for Ukrainian citizens and up to 5% for foreigners.
As previously reported, revenues in Bukovel and Yaremche for the first four months of 2026 increased by 31% thanks to the fight against the shadow economy: In 2026, 211 on-site inspections of businesses were conducted at resorts in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, resulting in 7.3 million UAH in fines and the identification of 46 unregistered workers.
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According to Fixygen, PJSC “Ukrainian Fire and Insurance Company” will hold a general meeting of shareholders remotely on July 13, 2026, as reported in the SMIDA system on June 11.
Details of the agenda are provided in the issuer’s announcement.
PJSC “Ukrainian Fire and Insurance Company” was registered in 1993. The company’s primary business activity is other types of insurance, excluding life insurance. Its authorized capital is 100 million UAH. According to publicly available registration data, the company’s CEO is Natalia Vorobey.
According to data from Opendatabot, employees of the National Police, the Prosecutor’s Office, and service members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine filed the most cryptocurrency declarations for 2025.
The National Police remain in the lead: their employees filed 548 cryptocurrency declarations, accounting for 19.2% of all such declarations. Employees of the Prosecutor’s Office filed 358 declarations, or 12.5% of the total.
In third place are service members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with 240 declarations, accounting for 8.4%. Next are representatives of the judicial system—223 declarations—followed by city councils—198—the State Emergency Service—107—the Security Service of Ukraine and the State Bureau of Investigation—107—regional councils—94—and the tax service—92. Another 894 declarations were filed by other agencies and institutions.
By region, the highest number of cryptocurrency declarations was filed in Kyiv—820. Second place goes to the Kyiv region with 277 declarations, and third to the Dnipropetrovsk region with 215. In the Kharkiv region, 200 such declarations were filed, and in the Lviv region, 174.
In total, Ukrainian officials filed 2,861 cryptocurrency declarations in 2025. This is 16% more than in 2024. At the same time, 265 declarations were submitted late—after April 1, 2026—and six cryptocurrency declarations were removed from public access.
The breakdown of crypto declarations shows that digital assets are increasingly appearing in asset disclosures from the security, law enforcement, and judicial sectors. This underscores the importance of financial monitoring, anti-corruption verification of the origin of funds, and the accurate valuation of crypto assets in these declarations.
A separate international analysis shows that Ukraine remains one of the world’s leading countries in terms of cryptocurrency adoption. According to Chainalysis’s Global Crypto Adoption Index 2025, the top 10 countries are: India, the United States, Pakistan, Vietnam, Brazil, Nigeria, Indonesia, Ukraine, the Philippines, and Russia. Chainalysis also notes that, when adjusted for population size, Ukraine ranks first in the world, ahead of Moldova, Georgia, Jordan, and Hong Kong.
Source: Opendatabot
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GEOGRAPHICAL STRUCTURE OF UKRAINE’S FOREIGN TRADE (EXPORTS) in January-DECEMBER 2025, million USD
