Arsen Didur, executive director of the Ukrainian Dairy Industry Association (SMU) and deputy of the Chernihiv Regional Council, and his wife Natalya Didur have completely withdrawn from the shareholder structure of Kulikovskoe Moloko PJSC (Chernihiv region), selling their shares to manager Anastasia Churikova.
According to the issuer’s report in the NSSMC information disclosure system, information about the change in ownership of the shares was received on March 3, 2026.
Churikova directly acquired two blocks of shares (400,978 and 182,102 shares), which together amount to 583,080 ordinary registered shares of the company (48.9983%). Prior to this, she did not own any shares in the company.
At the same time, Arsen Didur, who previously owned 15.3027% of the shares (182,102 shares), and Natalia Didur, whose share was 33.6956% (400,978 shares), completely withdrew from the list of shareholders. The agreements for the transfer of the shares were concluded on February 27, 2026.
According to Opendatabot, the new shareholder was previously integrated into the business structures of the majority owner of Kulikovskoe Molochnoe PJSC, Igor Rzhavichev (who owns 51% of the shares). In particular, from June 2024 to May 2025, Churikova headed RZHL LLC (Cherkasy), controlled by Rzhavichev, which specializes in freight transport and wholesale trade in dairy products.
Kulikovskoe Milk PJSC (Kulikovka, Chernihiv region) was founded in February 1999. The company specializes in milk processing, butter and cheese production, and is also engaged in the wholesale trade of more than 30 types of dairy products, eggs, edible oils, and fuel.
According to Opendatabot, in 2025, the company’s net profit decreased by 21.7% compared to 2024, to UAH 1.77 million. The company’s revenue for the past year amounted to UAH 181.35 million, which is 8.21% less than in 2024 (UAH 197.567 million). The company’s assets in 2025 grew by 12.1% to UAH 98.601 million, while liabilities increased by 13.2% to UAH 76.513 million. The authorized capital of the private joint-stock company is UAH 5.95 million.
The number of employees at the company in 2025 decreased to 71 (compared to 95 in 2024), while the average salary increased 2.5 times to UAH 17,160.
China has announced plans to invest 300 billion yuan ($44 billion) in state-owned banks this year to protect against systemic risks and increase funding for technology companies.
These measures were outlined in the annual government work report presented at the opening of the National People’s Congress (NPC) session.
It states that Beijing will continue to replenish the capital of financial institutions and prudently dispose of non-performing assets in this sector. The authorities also plan to regulate competition between financial companies and promote consolidation among small and medium-sized local financial institutions.
The government announced the creation of an additional fund of 100 billion yuan to stimulate domestic demand through measures such as subsidizing interest rates on loans, financing guarantees, and risk compensation.
Beijing has also promised to continue to combat “risks arising in the real estate sector, local government debt, and small and medium-sized local financial institutions.”
According to Western media reports, the country’s authorities are likely to replenish the capital of the Industrial & Commercial Bank of China and the Agricultural Bank of China this year. They were not included in a similar program last year, when the capital of four other major banks was increased by $69 billion.
The most popular holidays in Ukraine remain Easter and Christmas, which are celebrated by 67% and 66% of Ukrainians, followed by Ukraine’s Independence Day (54%) and Defenders of Ukraine Day (53%), according to the results of a study entitled “Ukrainians’ attitudes towards public holidays, particularly March 8,” conducted on January 9-14 by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS).
New Year’s Day is traditionally popular among Ukrainians, but previously its popularity was the same as that of Christmas (about 80%), and now it is 40%. Next are Ukraine’s Constitution Day (28%), Trinity Sunday (27%), and International Women’s Day (24%). Victory Day (11%) and Labor Day (May 1) (5%) complete the list.
It is noted that the popularity of International Women’s Day (March 8) had previously been steadily declining, from 49% in 2017 to 21% in 2024 . However, in 2026, a slight increase to 24% was recorded, which may indicate a certain stabilization of attitudes towards the holiday after a period of sharp decline.
In western Ukraine, the popularity of March 8 is the lowest (18%), in the center it is approximately the same (22%), while in the south and east it is 33%. Gender and age do not have a significant impact on attitudes towards this holiday, but it is slightly more popular among men (26% versus 20% among women), whereas in previous years it was twice as popular among women.
The popularity of Easter, Christmas, and New Year’s has been declining since 2013, when it was around 80%, but during the full-scale invasion by the Russian Federation, it has stabilized or is declining slowly. The popularity of March 8, Trinity Sunday, Victory Day, and Labor Day has also stabilized after declining. The popularity of Independence Day has grown throughout the war from 12% to 64% at the start of the full-scale invasion, but then declined slightly.
The popularity of Defenders’ Day, on the contrary, increased during the full-scale invasion and also stabilized. The same applies to Constitution Day, but in 2025 its support fell sharply to 18%, although this year it rose again to its previous level (28%).
In general, Ukrainians treat holidays with love and respect, with only 2% of respondents not considering any official holidays to be important or favorite, according to KIIS.
The press release notes that the decline in the popularity of religious holidays does not mean a loss of significance, but rather reflects conflicts surrounding the country’s religious life, along with a decline in trust in the Church as an institution, as well as a general erosion of the festive intensity in the context of prolonged war.
“We see a sharp increase in the role of public holidays, the emergence of a new central holiday – Defenders’ Day, a significant decline in Soviet holidays, and the preservation of religious holidays as a cultural core. Over these 13 years, there has been not just a change in the ratings of individual holidays, but a profound transformation of the symbolic structure of Ukrainian identity,” the Institute said in a comment.
The survey was conducted using telephone interviews (CATI) based on a random sample of mobile phone numbers in all government-controlled regions among 601 respondents aged 18 and older. Formally, under normal circumstances, the statistical error of such a sample (with a probability of 0.95 and taking into account the design effect of 1.3) did not exceed 5.3% for indicators close to 50% and 2.4% for indicators close to 5%. Under wartime conditions, a certain systematic deviation is added to the specified formal error, but the results obtained still remain highly representative.
Furniture manufacturer AMF (Dnipro) is completing the construction of a new plant in the InPark Boryslav industrial park (Boryslav, Lviv region), with investments in its creation exceeding $10 million, according to Dmytro Kysilevsky, deputy chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Economic Development.
“The construction of a new furniture factory in the industrial park has reached its final stage. The customer for the construction of the first factory is AMF, which already has similar production facilities in Dnipro. The volume of investment in this project alone will reach more than $10 million,” he wrote on his Facebook page on Thursday.
He noted that the installation of sandwich panels and roof structures for the first phase of the premises, which covers 10,000 square meters, is currently being completed, but the total area of the entire plant will be 24,000 square meters. Engineering networks have been connected, and floor pouring and window installation are continuing. The ceiling height of the production facility is 6 meters, and the warehouse section is 12 meters.
“Construction is scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2026. Once the plant is fully operational, it will employ about 800 workers,” the statement said.
According to Kiselevsky, construction of another 12,000 square meter production and warehouse facility designed for small and medium-sized businesses is also planned to begin this year in the same industrial park. Negotiations with potential residents are already underway.
“The management company has entered the market with an offer of $420/1 sq. m. for modern production premises in the industrial park,” the MP added.
“InPark Borislav,” registered in March 2024, covers an area of 20 hectares. The site has medium-pressure gas, and water supply and drainage are provided by the centralized system of Boryslav. A 5 MW substation is located nearby.
Kysilevsky noted that workers for the industrial park’s enterprises are planned to be brought in from the settlements of the Boryslav-Drohobych agglomeration, where about 110,000 people live.
In June 2024, the Boryslav City Council established a preferential land tax rate for IP “InPark Boryslav” for 10 years – 0.25% for the first three years, with a gradual increase to 2.1% thereafter.
Art Metal Furniture is a large office furniture manufacturer founded in 1994.
According to its website, it comprises four manufacturing enterprises that produce furniture and accessories. It has three of its own warehouse complexes in Kyiv, Dnipro, and Lviv. Its distribution network covers 36 countries around the world.
The company’s capacity allows it to produce more than one million chairs per year.
According to You Control, AMF Ukraine LLC is co-owned by eight individuals, with the largest share (32.56%) held by German citizen Leonid Belyaev, who is the ultimate beneficiary of the company.
In January-September 2025, the company increased its net profit by 21% compared to the same period in 2024, to UAH 33 million, with net income growing by 16.6% to UAH 500 million.
The Ukrainian Embassy in the Republic of Poland reminded that the Special Law on Assistance to Ukrainian Citizens of March 12, 2022, will cease to be in force on March 5.
“All key mechanisms of temporary protection have been transferred to systemic laws, primarily to the Act of June 13, 2003, on granting protection to foreigners on the territory of the Republic of Poland. The stay of a beneficiary of temporary protection is recognized as legal until March 4, 2027,” the embassy said in a statement on its Facebook page.
It is noted that for this period, the stay is recognized as legal if the person: entered Poland after February 24, 2022, as a result of armed conflict; received a PESEL number with UKR status; does not have temporary protection provided by another EU member state.
The embassy added that for persons who already had a PESEL number with UKR status at the time of the entry into force of the law of January 23, 2026, this status remains valid.
“UKR status is now regulated by the Population Registration Act (Ustawa o ewidencji ludnosći). An application for a PESEL number with UKR status must be submitted in person to any commune authority within 30 days of arrival. A photograph and fingerprints must be attached to the application… Until August 31, 2026, persons who have been granted UKR status on the basis of an application are required to confirm their identity with a foreign passport (if a passport was provided). If this requirement is not met, the status will be changed to NUE (which does not grant the right to legal residence or any social assistance from the state),” the diplomatic mission warned.
It is reported that persons with temporary protection now have access to medical care on terms similar to those of Polish citizens. Full access to medical services is provided if you have medical insurance and pay contributions to ZUS. People without insurance are entitled to free assistance only in cases of immediate threat to life and health, during pregnancy and the postpartum period, and until the age of 18.
Changes will be made to the provision of accommodation in collective accommodation centers.
“The Minister of Internal Affairs may provide accommodation and meals (in a collective accommodation center or financial assistance) according to the following rules: a maximum of 60 days from the date of first entry into Poland (for new arrivals); in total, no more than 12 months during the entire period of temporary protection. This limit is cumulative (total) — all time spent in the centers since 2022 is taken into account,” the statement said.
For vulnerable groups, collective housing with meals is provided by the Minister of Social Welfare. Vulnerable groups include: persons with disabilities (moderate/severe disability, as well as their caregivers); persons aged 60+ (women)/65+ (men) without a Polish pension, who are not working and do not have adult children receiving alimony; pregnant women or mothers with children under 12 months of age; persons from abroad who are under the care of institutions/families; persons who have just been discharged from hospital after hospitalization lasting at least 7 days and paid for by the NFZ.
It is reported that a special transition period is in effect until June 30, 2026: the voivode may allow everyone who already lives there to remain in the center (even if the 12-month limit has long been exceeded). This period has been introduced to give people time to finish the school year and find permanent housing. After June 30, 2026, persons who do not belong to vulnerable groups will lose their right to free accommodation in collective accommodation centers.
“Educational assistance 800+ and other family benefits are provided under the general conditions applicable to foreigners — that is, provided that the guardian is professionally active and the child fulfills their school obligations. The authority to supervise and control the expenditure of assistance for children from the foreign care system is entirely vested in the county authorities. In case of violation of the conditions, payments may be suspended,” the embassy informs.
Temporary protection is not granted and/or is terminated if the person: has a permanent residence permit, long-term EU resident status, temporary residence permit, refugee status, etc. (applies to all EU countries); has applied for international protection; has been granted temporary protection in another EU country; is a citizen of an EU member state; has provided false information or forged documents; has entered under the local border traffic regime.
Temporary protection is also terminated in the event of departure from Poland for a period exceeding 30 days, written refusal of protection, or acquisition of another legal status.
Temporary protection is valid until March 4, 2027. Further decisions on the extension or change of the legal stay of Ukrainian citizens in Poland are within the competence of the Government of the Republic of Poland.
The cost of insurance for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz has jumped 12-fold, despite US President Donald Trump’s promise to ensure uninterrupted energy supplies from the Middle East, the Financial Times reports, citing brokers.
According to the publication’s sources, the insurance rate for ships operating in high-risk areas, which include not only the strait itself but also the waters adjacent to it, is now 3% of the ship’s value, whereas before the US and Israeli military operation against Iran, it was 0.25%.
The White House chief previously wrote on Truth Social that he had ordered the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to begin providing insurance and guarantees on favorable terms “for all commercial maritime traffic through the Persian Gulf, especially that related to energy resources.”
Insurers are trying to figure out how this will work and whether it will help lower prices. Several brokers admitted to the FT that they were taken aback by Trump’s statement.
“We haven’t heard anything other than this announcement on Truth Social,” said David Smith of brokerage firm McGill, adding that insurers don’t know how widely the announced support will be extended, despite the promise to insure “all” trade passing through the Persian Gulf.
Other experts question how effective the DFC’s assistance can be, given that its primary role is to promote private investment in poor countries, while the main problem for shipowners operating in the Persian Gulf is the threat of attack.
“We already have insurance,” said Ed Finley-Richardson, founder of Contango Research. The DFC announcement may have helped curb oil price rises, but it is unlikely to change anything for us, he added.
At least seven tankers have been attacked in the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding waters since Sunday. Some ships reported receiving radio warnings demanding that they stay away from the strait.
Trump said on Truth Social that the US Navy would escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz if necessary.
