JSC Pokrovsky Mining and Processing Plant (Pokrovsky GOK, Dnipropetrovsk region) will hold an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders in a remote format, with voting ballots made freely available on January 20, 2026 (no later than 11:00 a.m.), according to the issuer’s announcement in the SMIDA information disclosure system.
According to the document, remote general meetings will be held by filling out ballots and sending them through the Ukrainian depository system. Voting will start when the ballot is posted on the company’s website and will end at 6:00 p.m. on January 30, 2026, which is considered the date of the meeting (the date of the end of voting).
The date for compiling the list of shareholders entitled to participate in the meeting is set for January 27, 2026.
There is one item on the agenda: initiating a preventive restructuring procedure. The draft resolution provides, in particular, for instructing the head of the management board to file an application with the commercial court to open a preventive restructuring procedure and to prepare a restructuring plan for consideration by the supervisory board
The OKKO group of companies, together with its agribusiness partner Gadz-Agro LLC (Ternopil region) have expanded their land bank to 50,000 hectares and will increase it to 100,000 hectares by 2030, while the number of cows will be increased from 11,000 to 15,000, OKKO Group CEO Vasyl Danylak said in an interview with Forbes Ukraina.
He recalled that OKKO entered the agricultural business in 2023 and offered the owner of Gadz-Agro to build a biogas plant near his cowsheds. However, he proposed another option for cooperation – to enter into a partnership and develop together.
“We entered into a 50/50 partnership with Gadz Agro. They are a long-standing client with whom we worked on an agricultural financing program. (…) At that time, it was a company with 26,000 hectares of land and 9,500 cows – a large company with a remarkable owner,” said Danylak.
The CEO of OKKO reported that in 2024, the agricultural business expanded its land bank by almost 6,000 hectares and invested in cowsheds. Currently, the joint ownership includes 32,000 hectares of land and 11,000 cows, which produce 188 tons of milk per day. During 2025, OKKO and Gadz-Agro consolidated more than 17,000 hectares.
“This business fits organically into our structure – we supply fuel and fertilizers there, and we get meat for our workshops and grain for our traders from there,” explained Danilyak.
According to him, OKKO Group and Gadz-Agro plan to increase their land bank to 100,000 hectares by 2030, have 15,000 cows, and build a biogas production facility.
“The idea is for this business to be self-sufficient and pay dividends. (…) In terms of return on investment, agriculture and petroleum products are roughly equivalent businesses. But the investment opportunities are different. We have the opportunity to invest in agriculture, but not in expanding the network,” Danilyak noted.
At the same time, the CEO of OKKO expressed confidence that agribusiness in Ukraine will grow in the foreseeable future, while the petroleum products market is unlikely to do so. “A growing market forgives mistakes. A falling market does not forgive mistakes,” he stressed.
Responding to a question about the specifics of doing business with a partner in the agricultural sector, Danilyak clarified that OKKO and Gadz-Agro are represented by two representatives each on the supervisory board. He added that OKKO GROUP does not plan to invest in port logistics for the export of agricultural products.
OKKO Group unites more than 10 diverse businesses in the fields of manufacturing, trade, construction, insurance, services, and other services. The group’s flagship company is Galnaftogaz, which operates one of the largest petrol station chains in Ukraine under the OKKO brand, with almost 400 petrol stations.
The founder and ultimate beneficiary of the group is Vitaliy Antonov.
The first debts for fines imposed on bloggers and media outlets by PlayCity have appeared in the registers
The first multi-million dollar fines for advertising gambling can now be found in the Unified Register of Debtors. A total of 13 bloggers and 1 Telegram channel received fines from the State Agency for the Control of Gambling and Lottery Business in Ukraine PlayCity for advertising online casinos. Currently, 8 fines are being appealed by the violators. So far, none of the fines have been paid, but some have already been transferred for enforcement, and some are being appealed in court.
The first proceedings for unpaid fines for illegal casino advertising appeared in the Unified Register of Debtors. Thus, two proceedings for unpaid fines from the State Agency PlayCity in the amount of UAH 4.8 million and UAH 24,000 against blogger Karina Kuchmenko (Simbochka) appeared in the Unified Register of Debtors in early January this year.
We remind you that you can check for open proceedings due to debts and obtain a statement of their absence on the Unified Register of Debtors page.
This is the first active proceeding in the register. Previously, the Unified Register of Debtors had records of fines imposed by PlayCity on two other bloggers: Diana Levonovna Movsesyan (Instagram account @xl.rusalochka.life) and Maxim Andriyovych Lavrinenko (Telegram channel “Truha”). However, in both cases, the opening of proceedings has been refused. In response to a request from OpenDataBot, PlayCity explained that there are procedural reasons for this, in particular, due to formal requirements for documents and the opening of court proceedings to appeal the relevant decisions.
A total of 13 bloggers and one media outlet, namely the Telegram channel “Truha,” received fines for advertising online casinos. Currently, none of the fines imposed have been paid voluntarily. PlayCity explains that the law provides for a period of up to three months for voluntary payment from the moment the sanction is imposed. For some of the decisions, this period has not yet expired.
At the same time, some of the defendants have decided to defend their position in court. Currently, seven bloggers and one media outlet are appealing PlayCity’s decision. Most of the lawsuits have resulted in administrative proceedings, and the cases are pending in court. At the same time, no court decisions on the merits of the disputes have been made yet.
“We are consistently developing the practice of bringing to justice those responsible for illegal gambling advertising and will continue to respond to all identified violations within the limits of our authority. We are convinced of the legitimacy of the sanctions applied and expect to defend our position in court,” commented Gennady Novikov, head of the PlayCity state agency.
It should be noted that last year, PlayCity intensified its fight against illegal gambling advertising in the Ukrainian information space. This concerns non-compliance with the provisions of the Law of Ukraine “On Advertising” and the provisions of the Law “On State Regulation of Activities Related to the Organization and Conduct of Gambling.” These acts define both the prohibitions on advertising gambling and the amounts of fines for violating them.
On Monday, January 19, there will be no precipitation in Ukraine, with only light snow in Crimea, according to the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center.
In most western, northern, and Vinnytsia regions, there will be fog in some places at night and in the morning. Roads will be icy in some places. Winds will be variable, 3-8 m/s.
The temperature at night will be 15-20° below zero, and during the day 8-13° below zero; in the south and southeast of the country, the temperature at night will be 8-13° below zero, and during the day 5-10° below zero.
No precipitation in Kyiv on Monday. Icy conditions on the roads in some places. Winds from the northwest, 3-8 m/s. Nighttime temperatures 15-17°, daytime temperatures 10-12° below zero.
According to data from the Boris Sreznevsky Central Geophysical Observatory in Kyiv, on January 19, the highest daytime temperature was 9.8°C in 2007, and the lowest nighttime temperature was -23.0°C in 1942.
On Tuesday, January 20, there will be no precipitation in Ukraine, with only light snow in some eastern regions at night.
In most western and northern regions, as well as in the Vinnytsia region, there will be fog in some places at night and in the morning. Roads will be icy in some places. The wind will be mainly northwesterly, 5-10 m/s.
The temperature at night will be 13-18° below zero, and during the day 8-13° below zero; in the southern and eastern regions and in Zakarpattia, the temperature at night will be 8-13° below zero, and during the day 3-8° below zero.
No precipitation in Kyiv on Tuesday. Icy conditions on the roads in some places. Winds from the northwest at 5-10 m/s. Nighttime temperatures of 13-15°, daytime temperatures of 8-10° below zero.
US President Donald Trump has announced the introduction of 10% tariffs against Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, and Finland from February 1, Clash Report reports.
“Starting February 1, 2026, all of the above countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland) will be subject to a 10% tariff on all goods shipped to the United States of America. On June 1, 2026, the tariff will be increased to 25%,” he wrote on the social network Truth Social.
Trump noted that these countries are directly opposing US attempts to take over Greenland.
“These tariffs will be assessed and payable until an agreement is reached on the complete and absolute purchase of Greenland,” he added.
In 2025, Ukraine increased its exports of processed cast iron in physical terms by 53.5% compared to the previous year, to 1 million 980,620 thousand tons.
According to statistics released by the State Customs Service (SCS) on Friday, during the specified period, cast iron exports in monetary terms increased by 51.9% to $759.882 million.
Exports were mainly to the United States (68.25% of shipments in monetary terms), Italy (20.26%), and Turkey (3.63%).
Over the 12 months of last year, the country imported 39,000 tons worth $78,000 from Germany (51.95%) and Brazil (48.05%), while in January-December 2024, 38 tons of cast iron worth $90,000 were imported.
As reported, on March 12 of this year, in accordance with President Donald Trump’s decision, the US began imposing a 25% tariff on imports of Ukrainian steel products, except for cast iron.
In 2024, Ukraine reduced its exports of processed cast iron by 3.4% in physical terms compared to 2023, to 1 million 290.622 thousand tons, and by 6.1% in monetary terms, to $500.341 million. Exports were mainly to the US (72.64% of shipments in monetary terms), Turkey (8.03%), and Italy (7.30%).
For the whole of 2024, the country imported 38 tons of pig iron worth $90 thousand from Germany, while for the same period in 2023, it imported 154 tons of pig iron worth $156 thousand.
