Cherkasyoblenergo JSC will hold an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on February 27, 2026, remotely in the form of a survey, according to a notice in the information disclosure system.
As stated in the announcement, the list of shareholders eligible to participate will be compiled on February 24 (at 23:00). Voting by ballot will take place from 11:00 on February 17 to 18:00 on February 27; the ballot on issues other than the election of bodies is planned to be posted on February 17, and on the election of candidates – on February 23.
The agenda includes the termination of the powers of the members of the supervisory board, the election of a new composition, the approval of the terms of contracts with members of the supervisory board and the amount of their remuneration, as well as compensation for the costs of organizing the meeting.
Cherkasyoblenergo JSC is the operator of the electricity distribution system in the Cherkasy region; Ukrainian Energy Saving Service Company (UkrESCO) owns 25% of the shares, and Ukrainian Distribution Networks owns 46%.
Chinese President Xi Jinping says the yuan should be a global reserve currency.
China needs a “strong currency” that can be “widely used in international trade, investment, and currency markets and obtain reserve currency status,” he said in an article in the Chinese Communist Party’s official journal, Qiushi.
According to the head of state, the country needs a “powerful central bank” capable of effectively managing funds, globally competitive financial institutions, and international financial centers that can “attract global capital and influence global pricing.”
The Chinese leadership has long been trying to stimulate the internationalization of the yuan, but it is now becoming clearer what Xi Jinping means when he talks about the need for a “strong currency” and the financial foundation that needs to be built to support it, writes the Financial Times.
He first made these statements in an address to senior regional officials in 2024, but they were not published until last Saturday.
The Chinese leader’s article was published amid heightened uncertainty in global markets. The weakening of the dollar, the upcoming change in leadership at the Federal Reserve, and geopolitical and trade tensions have forced global central banks to rethink their dependence on dollar assets.
“China feels that a change in the world order is more real than ever,” notes Pantheon Macroeconomics economist Kevin Lam. According to him, Xi Jinping’s increased attention to the yuan reflects “new cracks in the world order.”
According to the International Monetary Fund, in the third quarter of last year, the yuan’s share in global reserves was only 1.93%, ranking sixth among all currencies. The dollar accounted for about 57% (compared to 71% in 2000), and the euro for about 20%.
JSC Zaporizhzhyaoblenergo will hold an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on February 27, 2026, in the form of a survey (remotely), according to the initiator of the meeting, Ukrainian Distribution Networks.
According to the announcement, the list of shareholders eligible to participate in the meeting will be compiled on February 24 (as of 23:00), and ballots will be accepted from 11:00 on February 17 to 18:00 on February 27.
The agenda includes the termination of the powers of the current supervisory board, the election of a new board, the approval of the terms of civil law contracts with members of the supervisory board and their remuneration, as well as compensation for the costs of organizing and holding the meeting.
Zaporizhzhyaoblenergo JSC is the operator of the electricity distribution system in the Zaporizhzhya region; Ukrainian distribution networks own 60.2475% of the company’s shares.
Source: https://www.fixygen.ua/news/20260202/zaporizhzhyaoblenergo-27-lyutogo-provede-zbori-aktsioneriv.html
According to data from the A-95 consulting group, retail prices for diesel fuel rose from 58.3 to 59.9 hryvnia per liter, or by 1.6 hryvnia per liter, between January 5 and January 30. while prices for A-95 gasoline rose from 58.2 to 60.3 hryvnia per liter, or by 2.1 hryvnia per liter.
According to A-95 director Sergey Kuyun, the reason for the rise in fuel prices in January is the global increase in oil prices.
“Today is January 30. Since the beginning of the month, the price of oil has risen from $60.7 to $70.7 (+16.5%). Global diesel fuel prices for the same period rose from $614 to $714/t (+16.2%),” he wrote on his Facebook page at the end of last week.
The expert also noted that wholesale prices for automotive diesel fuel in Ukraine rose from 48.52 to 52.46 UAH/liter, or by 4 UAH/liter (+4%), over the same period.
“In other words, we see that global prices rise first, followed by wholesale prices, and only then retail prices,” he said.
At the same time, according to A-95, prices for autogas rose by only 0.7 UAH/liter between January 5 and 30, from 37.6 to 38.3 UAH/liter.
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has estimated the financial needs for assisting Ukrainian refugees in 2026 at $614 million, which is 23.6% less than the plan for 2025 ($803.6 million), according to a publication on the office’s website.
“In 2025, the intensification of hostilities, including increased air attacks and strikes on critical infrastructure, led to significant civilian casualties and new displacements – trends that will continue to shape needs both inside and outside Ukraine in 2026,” the UNHCR states, emphasizing the severity of the problem four years after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
At the same time, according to the publication, last year the level of funding for the Ukrainian refugee assistance plan fell to 43.7% or $351.1 million, compared to 64% or $635.7 million in 2024. This is significantly less than 84% or $924 million in 2023 and 91.7% or $1.1 billion in the first year of Russia’s full-scale aggression.
According to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission report for December 2025, last year was the deadliest for civilians in Ukraine since 2022: 2,514 civilians were killed and 12,142 were injured as a result of war-related violence, which is 31% more than in 2024. By the end of 2025, there were 5.86 million refugees from Ukraine registered worldwide, of whom about 5.3 million were in Europe. Another 3.7 million people remained internally displaced in Ukraine, with 73% of them having been displaced for more than two years.
“According to the Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP) for 2026, more than 10.8 million people in Ukraine will need humanitarian assistance and protection in 2026, with many people having been displaced multiple times and their vulnerability exacerbated by the ongoing war,” the document says.
It is estimated that by September 2025, more than 1.4 million refugees from Ukraine will have returned to their places of residence and remained in Ukraine for at least three months, including more than 0.3 million who did not return to their former homes.
“Changes on the front line continue to cause new displacements: from June to December 2025, more than 150,000 people were evacuated from frontline areas with the support of the government or humanitarian organizations, and even more people fled on their own,” the publication says.
It notes that an estimated 2.5 million displaced families in Ukraine still do not have access to adequate housing. At the same time, large-scale Russian strikes on energy infrastructure in the winter of 2025/26 left millions of people without reliable heating, water, and electricity in sub-zero temperatures.
“In refugee-hosting countries, some refugees continue to face barriers in accessing housing, decent work, health care, education, and social protection, while vulnerability continues to deepen over time as the full-scale war continues,” UNHCR adds.
According to the document, the plan for 2026 aims to help 2.1 million people in Ukraine and 482,000 Ukrainian refugees in other countries. Accordingly, the financial needs for assistance within Ukraine are estimated at $470 million, and outside Ukraine at $144 million, of which $64 million is in Moldova, $21.8 million in Romania, and $18.4 million in Poland.
The UNHCR specified that of these 2.1 million Ukrainians within the country, it wants to provide 955,000 with protection services, 652,000 with cash assistance, 325,000 with materials for housing repairs or settlement support, and another 178,000 with basic necessities.
According to the publication, in 2024, the UNHCR’s assistance plan in Ukraine was funded at 44% or $243 million, compared to 57% or $338.5 million in 2024. This led to a reduction in the number of services provided to 1.14 million as of November 2025, compared to 1.6 million for the same period in 2024.
As part of the 2025-2026 winter assistance, as of December 5, 176,000 people received cash support, which is 32% less than in 2024-2025, when 258,300 people received support.
It is noted that UNHCR works in Ukraine with 12 partners, 11 of which are local, and with 39 partners in 11 other countries, 33 of which are local.
