Serbia is preparing to launch drone production on its territory in cooperation with Israeli company Elbit Systems, the Telegram channel “Serbian Economist” reported, citing a joint investigation by BIRN and Haaretz.
According to the published information, the new enterprise will be established as a joint structure between Elbit Systems and Serbia’s state-owned company Yugoimport SDPR. The Israeli side is expected to receive a 51% stake in the project, while 49% will remain with SDPR.
The facility is expected to produce two types of UAVs — for short-range and long-range missions. According to available information, the production site may be located in the industrial zone of Šimanovci, about 30 km west of Belgrade.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said publicly on March 7, 2026, that the country would get its “first factory of serious drones,” noting that the project was being implemented with a foreign partner from Israel and could start as early as April. At that time, however, the partner’s name was not officially disclosed.
According to the authors of the investigation, the new deal brings military-technical cooperation between Serbia and Israel to a new level. Data cited by Haaretz/BIRN show that over the past two years Serbian arms exports to Israel increased 42-fold and reached EUR114 million in 2025, with a significant share of those deliveries going through SDPR.
For Serbia, the project is important not only as another defence production facility, but also as a channel for gaining access to advanced technologies. One of the sources cited by Haaretz and BIRN said the new UAVs are expected to outperform Serbia’s Pegaz model, while engineers from UTVA are also expected to be involved in the project alongside SDPR.
According to Fixygen, “Ukrprofzdravnitsa,” a private joint-stock company operating health and wellness facilities for Ukrainian trade unions, will hold a shareholders’ meeting on April 24, 2026, via remote participation. The meeting agenda includes standard items for the annual cycle, including the approval of financial statements, a review of performance results, and decisions on corporate governance.
“Ukrprofzdravnitsa” is one of the country’s largest systems of sanatorium, resort, and health-improvement assets, historically linked to the trade union system. Trade union shareholders continue to play a key role in the disclosed ownership structure; the company manages a significant portfolio of sanatorium real estate and resort infrastructure.
According to Fixygen, PJSC “Inter-Polis Insurance Company” will hold its annual general meeting of shareholders on April 29, 2026, via remote participation. The agenda includes approval of the 2025 financial statements, operating results, and other corporate matters.
The company operates in the Ukrainian insurance market, providing property and auto insurance services.
The EVA retail chain plans to invest approximately UAH 1.33 billion in business development in 2026, focusing on logistics, network expansion, and digital solutions, the company’s press service told Interfax-Ukraine.
The company specified that more than half of the investments will be directed toward developing logistics infrastructure, specifically the expansion and modernization of distribution centers in Lviv and Brovary.
Another approximately 0.5 billion UAH is planned to be invested in opening new stores and modernizing existing ones. This includes, in particular, the introduction of hybrid checkout counters that can operate in both self-service and traditional modes, data collection terminals, and other digital solutions.
E-commerce remains a separate area of investment. In 2025, the share of online sales in total revenue exceeded 12%, and the company plans to further increase this share through the development of its platform and services, as well as by improving the customer experience.
In 2025, EVA invested over UAH 1.1 billion and opened 73 new stores, continuing to scale the “EVA Women’s Energy” concept and develop the EVA Beauty format, as well as introducing a new experimental compact format, “EVA Nearby.” As of the end of March 2026, the chain had 1,173 retail locations.
In 2026, the company plans to maintain its growth pace and open about 60 new stores, including three EVA Beauty stores—in Kyiv and Uzhhorod.
Rush LLC, which manages the EVA chain, was founded in 2002. As of early 2026, the chain comprises 1,167 operating stores. According to 2025 results, Rush LLC increased its net revenue by 18% compared to the previous year, reaching UAH 31.8 billion.
According to data from the YouControl analytical system, the owner of Rush LLC is listed as the Cypriot company Incetera Holdings Limited (100%), with Ruslan Shostak and Valery Kiptik as the ultimate beneficiaries.
Nova Poshta, Ukraine’s leading express delivery service and a member of the NOVA Group, opened 2,600 new parcel lockers, 36 branches, and 329 parcel pickup and drop-off points in the first quarter of 2026, according to a company statement released on Tuesday.
It is noted that the new-format branches in residential complexes became the most popular: 21 of the 36 branches were opened there.
Most branches during the first quarter appeared in the Kyiv and Lviv regions, as well as in the frontline Zaporizhzhia region.
“During the first quarter, 19 branches changed their locations to make using Nova Poshta’s services even more convenient,” the release quotes Anna Fedchenko, head of Nova Poshta’s network development planning department.
According to Artur Kudelin, director of Nova Poshta’s parcel locker department, the company recently opened a parcel locker facility with 26 sections and 286 lockers.
“In addition, we are adding new stacks to existing parcel lockers—where there is sufficient demand and technical feasibility. We have already expanded 445 locations in this way,” said Kudelin.
It is noted that the company currently operates 36,700 parcel lockers nationwide.
Nova Poshta added that by the end of 2026, it plans to expand its network of parcel lockers by 6,000 units and open 300 mini-branches across the country.
In late March, in a comment to the Interfax-Ukraine agency, the company’s Director of Customer Service, Maksym Melezhik, announced plans to open approximately 300 branches in residential complexes by 2026.
Overall, Nova Poshta plans to expand its network of service points from 51,500 to 60,000 by 2026, including up to 40,000 parcel lockers, Melezhik shared during the Nova Summit in Kyiv.
In 2025, the company increased its revenue by 21% compared to 2024—to over 54 billion UAH, with its profit reaching 2.6 billion UAH compared to 2.5 billion UAH the previous year. The number of parcels and shipments delivered over the year grew by 7.4%—from 486 million to 522 million, including international shipments—by 52.6%, from 19 million to 29 million.
According to Fixygen, PJSC “Ternopil Artificial Leather Plant ‘Vinitex’” will hold a shareholders’ meeting on April 24, 2026, via remote participation. Shareholders will review the annual operating results, financial statements, and other corporate governance matters.
Vinitex is an industrial enterprise in Ternopil operating in the polymer and synthetic materials sector. The company’s primary focus is the production of plastic sheets, films, and profiles, though historically the plant has been known as a manufacturer of artificial leather and materials for the light industry and furniture sector. According to publicly available data, Vinisan LLC is among the major shareholders.
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