Datagroup, a telecommunications operator that has been part of the DVL group of companies (Datagroup-Volia-lifecell) since September 2024, earned UAH 78.58 million in net profit in January-June 2025, compared to a net loss of UAH 43.05 million in the same period last year.
According to the company’s financial report in the NSSMC disclosure system, the company increased its revenue by 14% to UAH 917.40 million during the reporting period, while gross profit decreased by 3.2% to UAH 267.72 million, and operating profit decreased by 37.7% to UAH 75.34 million.
According to the report, the return to profitability is explained by a reduction in financial expenses in the first half of this year to UAH 7.94 billion from UAH 163.8 billion in the first half of last year.
“The company’s current financial and economic condition remains resilient to the challenges of large-scale war in Ukraine,” the report says.
The company added that in order to minimize negative effects and increase business efficiency, work is continuing on “intra-group corporate integration processes aimed at reducing operating and capital expenditures for the modernization of the electronic communications network and improving the quality of electronic communications services.”
During the reporting period, the average number of full-time employees was 1,524, with 85 part-time employees and 113 part-time employees. Payroll expenses in the second quarter of 2025 amounted to UAH 284.15 million, and compared to the previous year, the payroll fund increased.
The DVL Group of Companies noted in its release that in the first half of 2025, profitability increased by 30% compared to the second half of 2024. Since the beginning of the integration of the group’s companies, lifecell’s EBITDA margin has increased by 7 p.p. and reached 58.4% in the second quarter of 2025.
As reported, in September 2024, NJJ Holding, led by French investor Xavier Niel, completed the acquisition of national fixed-line internet service provider Datagroup-Volia and third-largest mobile operator lifecell. The assets were merged into the DVL group.
The majority of Ukrainians have a neutral attitude toward Brazil, according to a survey conducted by Active Group and the Experts Club.
According to the survey, 59.0% of respondents have a neutral position on the country. 24.3% of respondents have a positive attitude (in particular, 19.7% – “mostly positive” and 4.7% – “completely positive”). At the same time, 12.3% of Ukrainian citizens expressed a negative attitude toward Brazil, and another 4.3% said they were not familiar with the country.
Thus, the balance of positive and negative attitudes is +12 percentage points (24.3% vs. 12.3%).
According to the latest data, the volume of trade in goods between Ukraine and Brazil amounted to $180.3 million in 2024.
Ukrainian exports to Brazil amounted to $36.1 million,
– imports from Brazil amounted to $144.2 million,
– the negative balance was $108.1 million.
The total trade turnover reached $180.3 million, which indicates Ukraine’s significant dependence on Brazilian imports.
“Brazil remains an important trading partner for Ukraine in Latin America, but the structure of bilateral trade is currently asymmetrical. The significant deficit reflects the predominance of imports, in particular agricultural products and industrial goods,” said Maksym Urakin, economist and founder of Experts Club.
He emphasized that amid growing global competition, Ukraine should actively seek opportunities to increase exports to the Brazilian market: “This applies not only to agricultural products, but also to high-tech industries where Ukraine has competitive advantages.”
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The total amount of claims of foreign entities against the state of Ukraine is at least UAH 600 billion, and the volume of claims is about UAH 60 billion, according to the list of fiscal risks published by the Ministry of Finance in the annexes to the draft law No. 14000 on the State Budget for 2026.
According to the document, there are currently 25 disputes over foreign investors’ claims against the state of Ukraine with a statutory six-month period for pre-trial settlement. In most cases, this period has already expired, which means that the claimants may submit requests for arbitration to foreign jurisdictions.
As of July 1, 2025, according to the Ministry of Justice, there is a need to protect the rights and interests of the state in 64 cases that are being or will be considered in foreign jurisdictions. The government predicts that in 2026 the number of cases will be at least 53, and the number of disputes at the pre-trial stage will be at least 46.
The list of particularly significant cases that require the most effective defense includes
– the claim of the state development corporation VEB.RF for about $3.5 billion;
– claims of Emergofin B.V. and Velbay Holdings Ltd. for about $1 billion;
– a claim of OJSC Tatneft for about $200 million;
– the claim of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Ministry of Property of Tatarstan in the amount of $300 million;
– a claim of ABH Holdings S.A. (beneficiaries – Mikhail Fridman, Peter Aven, Andrey Kosogov) for about $1 billion;
– potential claims of Sberbank of Russia and Russian National Commercial Bank.
In addition, the government notes claims from Enwell Energy plc, AEROC and CTF Holdings S.A., which are associated with businessmen Vadim Novinsky, Andrei Molchanov and Mikhail Fridman, respectively.
The Ministry of Finance emphasizes that the number of investment disputes against Ukraine in connection with sanctions measures and confiscation of Russian property is likely to increase every year.
The wife of lawyer Konstantin Globa, lawyer Vitalia Globa, is asking law enforcement and the bar association to intervene in her conflict with her ex-husband. Vitalia Globa made this statement at a press conference at the Interfax-Ukraine agency on Friday. She noted that on September 10, she purchased a Mercedes car from her mother, but her ex-husband prevented her from taking it and blocked it near his office in the Pechersky district of Kyiv.
“As the owner of the vehicle, I came and tried to take it away, but my ex-husband resisted, forbade me to use it, blocked it, and climbed onto the roof of the car. He repeatedly threatened me and deprived me of the opportunity to use my property,” she said.
Globa also noted that her ex-husband “deprived me of my funds during the divorce because he had access to bank deposit boxes.
For her part, Vitalia Globa’s lawyer, Daria Koziy, noted that Vitalia purchased the car, which had previously belonged to her mother, after the divorce, and her ex-husband “had no connection to it and now has no right to this car, but continues to terrorize the family.
“At the moment when she (Vitalia Globa – IFU) decided to take the car, her car was blocked by other cars. Currently, this car is blocked by an armored Hammer vehicle, which cannot be removed by any tow truck,” the lawyer emphasized.
Kozij also reported that the day before, on September 12, unknown individuals attacked her when she asked them not to remove the license plates from her client’s car. She also noted that Konstantin Globa had filed several lawsuits against his ex-wife and her mother.
Vitalia Globa intends to prove her right to the car in court. According to Koziy, the court will consider the case regarding ownership of the car based on Vitalia Globa’s lawsuit on September 23.
The head of the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Kęstutis Budrys will officially open an office of the Central Agency for Lithuanian Project Management in Kiev, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga said
“This visit is special, during it my colleague will officially open the office of the Central Agency for Lithuanian Project Management in Kiev. He will coordinate all Lithuanian reconstruction projects, in particular within the framework of the coalition of civil protection shelters, which Lithuania recently joined,” he said at a joint press conference with his Lithuanian counterpart Kęstutis Budrys in Kiev on Friday.
Sibiga noted that Lithuania was one of the first countries to launch reconstruction projects in Ukraine without waiting for the war to end. Ten projects have already been completed and six more are underway, including the construction of shelters for schools in six regions bordering the war zone.
Separately, the Ukrainian Minister noted that Lithuania is one of the leaders in the restoration of the Ukrainian energy sector, the assistance in this area exceeded EUR83 million.
This is already the fifth visit of Kęstutis Budrys to Ukraine since his appointment as the head of the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry.
In August 2025, Ukrainians’ attitudes toward India were mostly neutral and partly negative. This is evidenced by the results of an all-Ukrainian sociological survey conducted by Active Group in cooperation with the Experts Club information and analytical center.
According to the results, only 16.0% of Ukrainian citizens demonstrated a positive attitude toward India (11.0% – mostly positive, 5.0% – completely positive). This country is negatively rated by 26.3% of respondents (20 . 7% – mostly negative, 5.7% – completely negative). At the same time, the vast majority – 55.3% – expressed a neutral attitude, and 2.7% said they did not have enough information.
“India remains one of the most important global players, but the country is not clearly defined in the public opinion of Ukrainians. This is influenced by both New Delhi’s political decisions in the international arena and limited cultural communication with Ukraine,” commented Maksym Urakin, founder of Experts Club.
He also drew attention to the economic dimension of bilateral relations:
“In the first half of 2025, the trade turnover between Ukraine and India amounted to more than $1.1 billion. At the same time, Ukrainian exports amounted to only $401.9 million, while imports from India exceeded $702 million. The negative balance of more than $300 million demonstrates a structural imbalance in trade,” Urakin emphasized.
In his turn, Active Group co-founder Oleksandr Poznyi added that these results indicate a cautious attitude of Ukrainians:
“Despite India’s economic weight and global status, the country remains remote and little understood for many Ukrainians. This explains the high level of neutral assessments and the low expression of positive emotions in society,” he emphasized.
The survey is part of a broader research program that analyzes international sympathies and antipathies of Ukrainians in the current geopolitical context.
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