Kyivstar, Ukraine’s largest mobile operator, is interested in expanding its digital growth strategy by entering the digital banking market and is engaged in discussions with the National Bank of Ukraine, company representatives said during a conference call on Friday regarding its 2025 financial results.
“If you look at the portfolio of Sasha (Kyivstar President and CEO Alexander Komarov) and Boris (CFO Boris Dolgushin), you’ll see one obvious element that’s missing, namely digital banking. “I think this is the part that inspires us all for the next few years,” said Kaan Terzioglu, chairman of Kyivstar’s supervisory board and CEO of VEON, the company’s majority owner.
“We’re working on it. We are in dialogue with the National Bank of Ukraine. We want to resolve this issue, but, of course, you know, we want to combine this with a very clear strategy,” Komarov noted in turn.
According to him, the question is what role Kyivstar wants to play, because there are different types of licenses and different approaches.
“So for us, this is… not just a matter of regulation; it’s also a matter of the right strategy for entering this segment,” emphasized Kyivstar’s President and CEO.
As reported, Kyivstar served 22.4 million mobile subscribers and 1.2 million “Home Internet” subscribers as of the end of 2025. In 2025, the company increased its EBITDA by 30% to UAH 27 billion, with revenue growing by 30.3% to UAH 48.2 billion; including a 23.1% increase in EBITDA to UAH 7.2 billion in the fourth quarter of last year, with revenue growing by 30.1% to UAH 13.5 billion.
According to Fixygen, Handelsimobilen Investment Ukraine PJSC will hold its annual general meeting of shareholders on April 7, 2026, in Kyiv at 34 Khreshchatyk Street. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 12:00 p.m., with registration of participants from 11:30 a.m. to 11:55 a.m.
According to the published notice, shareholders will review the executive director’s report and the annual report for 2025, discuss profit distribution, dividend payments, approval of significant transactions, and amendments to the list of persons authorized to act on behalf of the company. The company proposes to approve dividends in the amount of 21 UAH per ordinary registered share, or 4.425 million UAH in total, with the record date set for April 23 and the payment period from April 23 to October 7, 2026.
Separately, the agenda includes a matter regarding changes to information in the Unified State Register: it is proposed to remove Volodymyr Stadnyk from the list of persons authorized to act on behalf of the company without a power of attorney, as well as to clarify the powers of Lidiia Muravska as a non-executive director; It is proposed to appoint Executive Director Inna Kutuzova as the person authorized to register the changes with the state registry.
PJSC “Handelsimmobil Investment Ukraine” was registered in December 2000 in Kyiv. The company’s primary activity is the leasing and operation of its own or leased real estate. According to Opendatabot, the company’s revenue in 2025 amounted to 23.53 million UAH, net profit—4.62 million UAH, assets at year-end—19.03 million UAH, and authorized capital—10.54 million UAH.
Agronova, an agricultural company (AC) part of the Novaagro group, plans to begin its spring planting campaign in late March and sow 11,700 hectares with spring crops in the Kharkiv region, the company announced on Facebook.
According to the post, sunflowers will remain the main spring crop in the planting mix, with about 7,000 hectares allocated for them. The remaining areas are planned to be planted with peas, corn, soybeans, flax, and chickpeas.
“For us, the key aspects of this year’s planting campaign are the careful selection of effective microbial preparations, fertilizers, plant protection products, and high-quality seed. Seed treatment on the recently acquired line allows us to increase yields by 25–30%, which is a critical task under challenging weather conditions,” the company emphasized.
The agricultural holding reported that for the 2026 harvest, 8,700 hectares of winter wheat (over 40% of the total area) were sown, as well as 310 hectares of winter barley and 90 hectares of winter rapeseed. The fall planting was completed in mid-November 2025.
“The condition of winter crops is currently assessed as good or excellent. The conditions are in place for good yields, though sharp temperature fluctuations and possible spring frosts indicate that it is too early to make definitive forecasts,” Agronov concluded.
The Novaagro Group of Companies was founded in 2006 in Kharkiv. It specializes in the full cycle of agricultural production: growing grain, oilseed, and industrial crops; purchasing, storing, and processing them into flour (TM “Darislava”), oil, meal, and compound feed; as well as producing fertilizers and raising broiler chickens. The group’s structure includes the Novaagro agricultural complex, the Novatorg trading company, the Nova poultry complex, the Novaagro trading house, and the Agronova agricultural company.
The group’s land bank is concentrated in the Kharkiv region and totals approximately 30,000 hectares, distributed among three clusters. Production facilities comprise a network of six grain elevators (Hrakivsky, Orilsky, Shevchenkivsky, Kovyagivsky, Blyznykivsky, and Novovodolazky) with a total capacity of over 280,000 tons of simultaneous storage. The agricultural group also owns the Vasyshchevsky oil extraction plant with a processing capacity of 180,000 tons of sunflower seeds per year and a poultry complex with a simultaneous stocking capacity of 650,000 birds and its own slaughterhouse.
The beneficiary of the agricultural holding is Serhiy Polumysny.
The state-owned enterprise “Forests of Ukraine” has put more than 1.5 million cubic meters of timber products up for auction as part of the main bidding for the second quarter of 2026, which is 250,000 cubic meters, or 20%, more than usual volumes, the state-owned enterprise’s press service reported on Facebook.
According to the report, starting prices are set at the level of the first quarter of 2026 (+8% relative to the consumer price index) and are significantly lower than selling prices. In most regions, with the exception of Volyn and the Carpathians, the auctions have already taken place. Preliminary results indicate that 100% of both commercial timber and firewood for industrial use (FI) has been contracted.
The state-owned enterprise noted that the average price of firewood increased by 73% compared to the starting price, reaching 2,520 UAH/cubic meter, while the price of commercial timber rose by 26%, reaching 6,500 UAH/cubic meter. Overall, across all product types, the average price increased by 31%, to 5,200 UAH/cubic meter.
“Timber has been getting more expensive every quarter since the second half of 2024. Finally, the trend has paused. The price settled above the starting price but below the current one. In effect, there has been a price adjustment for round timber to the level of the third and fourth quarters of 2025,“ reported ”Forests of Ukraine.”
The price adjustment affected the fulfillment of first-quarter contracts: despite the availability of harvested products, some consumers declined to purchase them. In such cases, “Forests of Ukraine” uses Dutch auctions with price reductions. Over 100,000 cubic meters of round pine have already been listed for sale.
Overall, since the beginning of the year, harvesting has increased by 29% compared to the same period in 2025, but sales volume has increased by only 3%.
“At meetings and conferences, the market cited a shortage of resources and unused capacity, but in reality, it did not respond to the increase in the supply of commercial timber. As a result, there is a surplus of resources and a significant increase in warehouse inventories,” the report notes.
The imbalance applies only to commercial timber, while consumers of industrial firewood are purchasing the full volume (sales breakdown: 40% roundwood, 60% firewood).
To reduce inventory, the company plans to adjust its harvesting strategy: priority will be given to thinning and forest restoration operations that yield more firewood. Currently, the average daily harvesting volume is 45,000 cubic meters.
According to the Interfax-Ukraine Culture project, the 98th Academy Awards ceremony—the world’s premier film industry award, which annually recognizes the best films, actors, and filmmakers—took place in Los Angeles on the night of March 16. The ceremony was broadcast for Ukrainian viewers with commentary by theater and film actor Oleksiy Hnatkovsky. This article compiles the main results of the awards, the most notable wins, key moments of the ceremony, and details that are being actively discussed by international media. The full list of winners of the 98th Academy Awards has been published on the awards’ official website.
“Today we celebrate cinema—stories that remind us of who we are, what we fear, and what we still believe in,” said ceremony host Conan O’Brien as he opened the 98th Academy Awards.
Ukrainian viewers watched the ceremony all night alongside theater and film actor Oleksiy Geatkovsky, who provided commentary on the Oscar broadcast for the Suspilne Kultura TV channel. Throughout the broadcast, he explained the context of the nominations, shared stories about the making of the films, and highlighted symbolic moments of the ceremony, noting that the Oscars remain not only a celebration of cinema but also a mirror of what global cinema is discussing today.
Meanwhile, the main intrigue of the evening traditionally lay in determining the ceremony’s top winner. After several hours of nominations, performances, and emotional speeches, it became clear that this year the Academy had placed its bet on auteur cinema—the film by director Paul Thomas Anderson “One Battle after Another,” which became the main winner of the 98th Academy Awards ceremony, taking home six statuettes, including in the top categories—“Best Picture” and “Best Director.” The gala ceremony took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and, as is tradition, brought together leading figures from the global film industry.
“This is a film about struggle—and about how history repeats itself if we don’t learn from it,” said Paul Thomas Anderson as he accepted his first Best Director Oscar after numerous nominations throughout his career.
The night’s top winners
The film “One Battle after Another,” based on Thomas Pynchon’s novel Vineland, was the Academy’s clear favorite. In addition to the top prize, the film won Oscars for:
This film became a symbol of the return of auteur Hollywood cinema, which dominated this year’s ceremony.
The second big winner was the film “Sinners” by director Ryan Coogler—a gothic thriller with horror elements that received 16 nominations and won four statuettes.
Among them:
Historic Wins
This year’s ceremony will be remembered for several significant historic milestones.
In particular, cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw became the first woman in the history of the “Oscars” to win the award for cinematography, a category that has existed for nearly a century and has traditionally been a male-dominated field.
Another historic win was the award for Jesse Buckley for her role in the film “Hamnet”. She became the first Irish actress to win an Oscar in the “Best Actress” category.
Meanwhile, Michael B. Jordan won his first Oscar for his role as twin brothers in the film “Sinners.” The actor became the sixth Black winner of the award in the “Best Actor” category in the Academy’s history.
International Film Wins
In the “Best International Feature Film” category, the Norwegian film “Sentimental Value” won, bringing the country its first such award in history.
The award for Best Documentary Feature went to the political film “Mr. Nobody Against Putin”, which explores the mechanisms of Russian propaganda and contemporary political processes around the world.
Animation, Music, and Technical Categories
In the “Best Animated Feature Film” category, the international hit “KPop Demon Hunters” won, also taking home the award for Best Original Song for “Golden,” which became the first K-pop track to win an “Oscar.”
The film “Frankenstein” directed by Guillermo del Toro won three technical awards at once:
Meanwhile, the award for Best Sound went to the film “F1,” and for Best Visual Effects — to the film “Avatar: Fire and Ash.”
A surprise of the ceremony
One of the most unusual events of the evening was a tie in the Best Live Action Short Film category, where the award was shared by “The Singers” and “Two People Exchanging Saliva.” Such a situation is extremely rare in Oscar history.
The atmosphere of the ceremony
American comedian Conan O’Brien hosted the ceremony for the second year in a row, opening the show with a satirical monologue about politics, the film industry, and artificial intelligence in Hollywood.
Certain segments of the ceremony were dedicated to the memory of legendary figures in cinema—notably Robert Redford and Rob Reiner—which elicited one of the most emotional reactions from the audience in the hall.
Trends at the “2026 Oscars”
Film critics note that this year’s ceremony highlighted several new trends in global cinema:
“The 2026 Oscars” became not only a celebration of Hollywood but also a demonstration of how global cinema is gradually changing the rules of the game in the industry.
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PJSC “Interpipe Dnipropetrovsk Vtormet” (Dnipro), a subsidiary of the Interpipe Pipe and Wheel Company (PWC), ended 2025 with a loss of UAH 2.821 million, whereas in 2024 it reported a net profit of UAH 65.931 million.
According to information submitted by the company to the NSSMC’s disclosure system, the annual general meeting of shareholders is scheduled to be held on April 15 of this year via a survey (remote general meeting).
Eleven items are on the agenda, including determining the company’s main areas of activity for 2026, reviewing the supervisory board’s reports and the 2025 audit report, and approving the annual financial statements and the procedure for covering losses. In addition, it is planned, in particular, to terminate the powers of the current members of the supervisory board and elect new ones,
According to draft resolutions available to the Interfax-Ukraine agency, shareholders are proposed to define the main areas of the company’s activities in 2026 as increasing the volumes of scrap metal procurement and processing; developing scrap collection capacities; reducing production costs; and maximizing profits from business operations.
It is also proposed to approve the reports for 2025. Given that the company’s financial and operational results for 2025 resulted in a loss of UAH 2.821 million, the procedure for covering losses is to be approved: losses are to be covered in accordance with current legislation.
“Interpipe” is a Ukrainian industrial company and a manufacturer of seamless pipes and railway wheels. The company’s structure includes five industrial assets: “Interpipe Nizhnedneprovsky Pipe Rolling Plant (NTZ),” “Interpipe Novomoskovsky Pipe Plant (NMTZ),” “Interpipe Nico-Tube,” “Dnipropetrovsk Vtormet,” and the electric steelmaking complex ‘Dniprostal’ under the “Interpipe Steel” brand.
The ultimate owner of Interpipe Limited is Ukrainian businessman and philanthropist Viktor Pinchuk and members of his family.
“Interpipe Dnipropetrovsk Vtormet” specializes in the procurement and processing of ferrous metal scrap in the Dnipropetrovsk region, followed by the sale of this product, specifically in the preparation of metal feedstock for steelmaking enterprises. The company’s production facilities have the capacity to process 1.35 million tons of scrap per year. The company has an extensive regional network of procurement and production facilities (Dnipro, Nikopol, Pavlohrad, Zhytomyr, Kyiv, Odesa, Poltava, Vinnytsia, Kharkiv, and Cherkasy).
According to the National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC) data for the fourth quarter of 2025, Interpipe Limited (Cyprus) owns 98.6699% of the shares of Interpipe Dnipropetrovsk Vtormet PJSC.
The company’s authorized capital is UAH 64.876 million.
