In Ukraine on Sunday, March 15, wind gusts of 15–20 m/s are expected in the southeast of the country at night and in the western regions, according to the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center.
Forecasters warn that weather conditions may disrupt operations at energy, construction, and utility companies and cause traffic disruptions on roads and streets.
On April 18–19, 2026, the international conference Breast Weekend 3.0 will take place in Uzhhorod, dedicated to breast surgery — plastic, aesthetic, and oncoplastic reconstructive surgery. The event will be held at the Old Continent hotel in the city center and will become the seventh event of the educational project Live Surgery Transcarpathian.
The international status of the conference is confirmed by the participation of foreign speakers. Among the announced and confirmed speakers are plastic and reconstructive surgeon Petros Christodoulou (Prague, Czech Republic), plastic and reconstructive surgeon Anna Lukyanova (Düsseldorf, Germany), as well as Ukrainian specialists Serhii Derbak and Denys Pomynchuk.
The Breast Weekend 3.0 program is focused on modern approaches in breast surgery. The organizers’ announcements mention lectures, clinical cases, and professional dialogue in the fields of oncoplastic surgery, reconstruction, and aesthetic breast surgery. Separate announced topics include breast fat grafting techniques, inframammary fold formation, as well as the analysis of practical clinical cases and modern European approaches in reconstructive and aesthetic surgery.
The key goal of the conference is to unite Ukrainian and foreign specialists around practical exchange of experience, raising the standards of breast surgery, and integrating the Ukrainian professional community into the international educational context. The organizers position the event as a platform for live professional communication, learning from real clinical examples, and discussing solutions applicable in the daily practice of a surgeon.
Live Surgery Transcarpathian is an educational project under the patronage of Lita Plus Clinic; it already has seven organized events, more than 95 speakers, and over 120 presentations to its credit.
Lita Plus is a plastic surgery and aesthetic medicine clinic in Uzhhorod founded in 2018 by plastic surgeon Serhii Derbak.
UPRADAS (Ukrainian Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Dermatologic Aesthetic Surgery and Oncoplastic Mammology) is the first Ukrainian association uniting plastic surgeons, reconstructive surgeons, dermatologic surgeons, and oncoplastic mammologists; the organization develops postgraduate education, international cooperation, and the raising of professional standards.
Interfax-Ukraine is the media partner of the conference.
Kyivstar, Ukraine’s largest telecommunications operator, which this year acquired the digital medical goods service Tabletki.ua (MTPK LLC) for an amount equivalent to $160 million, plans to launch pilot joint products this year between this service and the Helsi medical information system, which is also owned Kyivstar, and subsequently integrate the Uklon taxi-hailing and delivery service, which the operator acquired early last year for the equivalent of $155 million, Kyivstar CEO and President Oleksandr Komarov announced.
“This vision begins with patients and doctors using the Helsi app. We want them to be able to select and book … medications or pharmaceutical products within a single customer journey, and if necessary, Uklon will deliver them to the patient,” he said during a conference call regarding Kyivstar’s 2025 financial results on Friday evening.
“Our specific plan is to launch pilot projects for certain MVPs (Minimum Viable Products) between Helsi and Tabletki this year. With a clear strategy that we will present to the Kyivstar Group supervisory board sometime in the fourth quarter of 2026,” Komarov noted.
According to him, the group is currently very focused on integrating the acquired businesses.
“We want to integrate from various perspectives, because integrating local businesses into a public company is a challenge. And then we will focus on development strategies and synergies between Helsi and Tabletki, between Uklon and Tabletki, and between Kyivstar and Tabletki.
According to the report, Helsi increased its revenue in the fourth quarter of 2025 by 67.8%—to 95 million UAH, and for the year as a whole, it reached 311 million UAH. The number of active specialists and doctors on the platform grew by 7.5% over the year—to over 42,000—while the number of healthcare facilities increased by 4%—to over 1,700. Although the number of appointments made by patients through the platform decreased by 1.4% last year—to 2.4 million—the number of monthly active users (MAU) grew by 6.7%—to 2.5 million—and the number of paying subscribers increased 3.8-fold, to over 57,000.
The online taxi service Uklon, which was consolidated into Kyivstar’s financial statements in April 2025, generated UAH 3.35 billion in revenue over the last three quarters of last year, with EBITDA of UAH 1.1 billion, including UAH 1.42 billion and UAH 386 million in the fourth quarter, respectively.
The number of Uklon rides in the fourth quarter of 2025 increased by 8.6% compared to the fourth quarter of the previous year—to 43.6 million—while deliveries rose by 21.7% to 1.3 million, and the MAU figure stood at 3.8 million.
The Tabletki service partners with over 14,000 pharmacies across Ukraine and, according to 2025 data, processed 14 million online orders per month.
Komarov was unable to specify Uklon’s market share due to the market’s opacity, but emphasized that the company is clearly the leader, while Bolt and Uber rank second and third, respectively.
According to the head of Kyivstar, Uklon’s business is growing thanks to the continued penetration of ride-sharing services and an increase in market share, as well as the development of an advertising business—built virtually from scratch—at a rate of 100% per year.
“We have our own strategy—let’s call it a modern mobility strategy—centered on Uklon: we want Uklon to expand into the mobility segment. We are already conducting some experiments with special buses for the most popular routes, for example, to Bukovel, … some experiments on how to develop an ecosystem of modern mobility services around the clock,” Komarov said.
When asked about the launch of the Uklon website in Kazakhstan, the head of Kyivstar emphasized that no decisions regarding international expansion have been made yet; outside of Ukraine, the business is currently developing only in Uzbekistan. “We are satisfied with the current results, but we want to be sure that our model of international expansion is sufficiently proven based on the synergy between the telecommunications business and the ride-hailing business,” Komarov explained.
According to Fixygen, Michelin Property-Ukraine PJSC has announced that it will hold its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on April 7, 2026.
According to the information provided, the company’s shareholders are to review the company’s current operations as part of the annual corporate procedure.
The company discloses additional details of the meeting, including the format and agenda, in an official notice to shareholders.
PJSC “Michelin Property-Ukraine” is part of the Ukrainian division of the French Michelin Group, one of the world’s largest tire manufacturers.
Sunflower oil exports from Ukraine in the 2025/2026 marketing year (MY) are projected at 4.1 million tons. This is 14% less than the previous season’s figure, the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club (UAC) reported on Facebook.
According to analysts, the main reason for the decline was a reduction in raw material volumes. Specifically, in the current season, the total area planted with sunflowers was 5.2 million hectares, which is 2.6% less than in the previous MY. Difficult weather conditions, particularly a lack of rainfall, led to a decrease in yield to 2.0 t/ha.
“As a result, the seed harvest is expected to reach 10.1 million tons. This is 10.6% less than in the previous marketing year and 13.5% below the average for the last five years,” experts predict.
Due to the smaller harvest, UCAB estimates processing volumes at 10.1 million tons, meaning oil production will drop by 13.1% to 4.3 million tons. Meanwhile, the domestic market will consume only about 240,000 tons of the product.
“Domestic consumption in Ukraine continues to decline due to the partial occupation of territories, forced population migration, and military operations. Therefore, the vast majority of the product will be exported,” explained UCAB, noting that in 2025, sunflower oil alone generated the highest foreign exchange revenue among the entire agricultural sector.
The association expressed confidence that despite the negative production trends, Ukrainian sunflower oil retains its position as a key export commodity in the EU, Middle East, and Asian markets.
Farmers currently have sufficient fuel reserves for the planting season, enough to cover their needs for three to six weeks, said Oleksiy Sobolev, Ukraine’s Minister of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture.
“Regarding the planting season. We now know that both diesel and fuel are secured for the planting season. We have consulted with the market—fuel reserves are sufficient for three to six weeks,” he said during “Government Hour” in the Verkhovna Rada on Friday, according to a correspondent for the Interfax-Ukraine news agency.
“We will continue to monitor the situation,” the minister added.
As reported, some experts suggested that problems with oil and petroleum product supplies to the market caused by the war between Israel and the U.S. against Iran could lead not only to a significant increase in the price of petroleum products but also to shortages in certain segments, primarily diesel fuel.
