Denis Ulyutin, Ukraine’s Minister of Social Policy, Family, and Unity, announced that Ukraine has begun disbursing 1,500 UAH in financial assistance to pensioners and vulnerable groups.
“Starting today, we are beginning payments of 1,500 UAH. The payment will be made as a one-time payment during April,” Ulyutin said during a national telethon on Tuesday.
The minister explained that as early as Monday, funds for this support were redirected to 540,000 pensioners who receive payments through “Ukrposhta.”
According to him, the funds will be transferred to card accounts as early as this week, and through Ukrposhta branches, the assistance will arrive along with the pension on the designated day.
Ulyutin also noted that these funds are not earmarked and can be used for any purpose without restrictions.
As reported, on March 18, the Cabinet of Ministers approved a program for a one-time payment of 1,500 UAH in April for pensioners and vulnerable groups.
It is noted that among the recipients of the supplement are: old-age pensioners, disability pensioners, recipients of survivor’s pensions, and pensioners for length of service who are eligible for an old-age pension (the pension amount must not exceed 25,595 hryvnias; however, for war veterans who have participated in the defense of Ukraine since 2014, and for individuals among the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident liquidators, 1,500 UAH will be provided regardless of the amount of the pension received); recipients of state assistance/compensation (including those established for each recipient of assistance/compensation): for housing among IDPs; as a low-income family; basic social assistance; as persons not entitled to a pension who became eligible for assistance after turning 65, as persons not entitled to a pension among those with disabilities, and dependents of a deceased breadwinner who did not receive pension benefits; living with a person with a Group I or II disability due to a mental disorder; persons with disabilities since childhood and children with disabilities; for children raised in large families; single mothers; children under guardianship or custody; children with severe perinatal damage to the nervous system; children whose parents evade child support payments; orphans and children deprived of parental care, including those with disabilities, who are in family-type children’s homes and foster families.
JSC “Ukrnafta” has purchased and commissioned modern equipment for well logging and formation fluid analysis, which will improve the accuracy of geological and engineering decisions and reduce data acquisition time, the company announced on Tuesday.
“Developing our own research base is a strategic component of the oil and gas company’s operations,” said Bohdan Kukura, chairman of the board of Ukrnafta.
According to him, previously some of the research was carried out by external contractors, which limited the speed of analysis, but now the company has its own analytical base, thanks to which it has improved the quality of field development planning and reduced the time required to make technical decisions.
“At the same time, we are building the capacity to provide research services to other subsoil users as a separate business line,” added Kukura.
Ukrnafta, in particular, has acquired its own PVT (Pressure-Volume-Temperature) unit—laboratory equipment for studying the physical properties of reservoir fluids (oil, gas, condensate) under high-pressure and high-temperature conditions. This makes it possible to analyze the characteristics of hydrocarbons directly under reservoir conditions.
In addition, downhole pressure gauges have been purchased and are being used to measure pressure at the wellbore and along the wellbore, echo-logging dynamographs to determine fluid levels, generate dynamograms, and analyze the performance of well equipment, mini-PLT—compact logging tools, as well as samplers for the sealed collection of deep samples of water, oil, gas, or oil-gas mixtures from a specified depth.
JSC “Ukrnafta” is Ukraine’s largest oil production company, carrying out a full cycle of activities in the production sector: exploration, oil and gas production, provision of oilfield services, as well as management of the largest network of gas stations in Ukraine, UKRNAFTA.
The company has over 1,106 oil wells and 131 gas wells on its balance sheet.
By the end of 2025, Ukrnafta became the leader in the extraction industry with a turnover of UAH 99.4 billion, as reflected in Opendatabot’s Index of Top Companies.
The UKRNAFTA network is the largest network of gas stations in Ukraine, comprising nearly 700 stations and ranking among the top three in terms of fuel sales volume. The UKRNAFTA brand consolidates networks that previously operated under the Glusco, Shell, and U.Go brands.
The shareholders of JSC “Ukrnafta” are NJSC “Naftogaz of Ukraine” and the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. Since 2022, the company has been under state management and is undergoing a large-scale business transformation.
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.
