Business news from Ukraine

Business news from Ukraine

Nazarii Volyansky Appointed Head of Kyiv Region Regional Development Agency

Nazarii Volyansky has been appointed director of the “Kyiv Region Regional Development Agency” following a competitive selection process.

According to the Unified State Register, Volyansky has been listed as the agency’s director since July 20. The Agency’s director is appointed for a three-year term by decision of its supervisory board.

In his new position, Volyansky will focus on attracting investment and international technical assistance, developing strategic partnerships, supporting communities and businesses, and implementing projects for the recovery and economic development of Kyiv Oblast.

Volyansky has over 10 years of experience in the fields of international economics, attracting foreign direct investment, business-government relations, and strategic communications.

Since January 2025, he has served as director of government relations in Ukraine for the Polish energy group UNIMOT S.A. From 2024 to 2025, he headed the Ukrainian representative office of the Polish Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers (ZPP), where he focused on developing Ukrainian-Polish economic cooperation, establishing business contacts, and supporting Ukrainian companies’ entry into the Polish and other European markets.

In 2023, Volyansky served as head of the Department of International Relations and Communications at UkraineInvest, the government agency responsible for attracting and supporting investment. From 2021 to 2023, he worked as director of corporate communications at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

He was also the creator and host of the television program “Exclusive with Nazar Volyansky” on the Rada TV channel, as well as an advisor to the leadership of the Ukrainian Nuclear Forum Association and the technology company FRDM Group. In October 2025, he was appointed Head of Development and Representative of the National Association of Lobbyists of Ukraine in Poland.

Volyansky earned a master’s degree in journalism from Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, studied international economics and economic relations at the Kyiv Institute of International Relations, and completed a training program for specialists in attracting foreign direct investment at the Møller Institute at the University of Cambridge.

The Kyiv Regional Development Agency was registered on June 12, 2018. Its founders were the Kyiv Regional State Administration, the Kyiv Regional Council, the Kyiv Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University, and the non-governmental organization “Society of Researchers of Ukraine.”

The Agency’s main objective is to promote the economic development of the Kyiv region and coordinate cooperation between investors, businesses, local communities, and government agencies. The Agency provides support for investment projects, assists with the registration of industrial parks, helps prepare grant applications, identifies suitable land plots and production facilities, and develops business models and community development strategies.

Among the Agency’s projects are the European GreenGov program for implementing environmental standards, the development of community development strategies for Kyiv Oblast, the “Power of Opportunities” entrepreneurship support program, the development of the region’s biogas industry, and projects to expand rehabilitation assistance.

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Brigadier General Usov Is Being Considered for Position of Head of Kyiv City Military Administration

According to Apostrophe, political and media circles in Kyiv are discussing the possible appointment of Brigadier General Dmytro Usov as head of the Kyiv City Military Administration.

There is currently no official confirmation of this information, and other potential candidates mentioned include Kyrylo Fesyk, head of the Obolon District, and the head of the Desnianskyi District.

Usov is a brigadier general and secretary of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War; he has also served in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense.

As the publication notes, supporters of this personnel change say that his experience in law enforcement agencies and his military background would strengthen the security component of the capital’s administration, where civil defense and crisis response are critically important.

Change in Leadership of the Kyiv City Military Administration

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has decided to replace the leadership of the Kyiv City Military Administration (KCMA). Timur Tkachenko is stepping down after a year and a half in office.

Oleksiy Goncharenko, a member of parliament from the “Eurosolidarity” party, stated that Tkachenko may take over as head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration, replacing Mykola Kalashnyk, who was appointed Minister of Recovery, Infrastructure, and Transport of Ukraine.

On July 21, Andriy Tkachov, first deputy head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, temporarily assumed the duties of KMVA head.

On July 22, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the appointment of the former head of the Kyiv City Military Administration (KCMA), Timur Tkachenko, to the position of head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration (RSA).

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New head of State Statistics Service of Ukraine has been appointed

The Cabinet of Ministers has appointed Arsen Makarchuk as head of the State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
The Cabinet’s representative in the Verkhovna Rada, Taras Melnychuk, said in his Telegram channel that the relevant decision was made at a government meeting on Friday.
Also, the former head of the State Statistics Service of Ukraine was appointed Deputy Chairman of the State Service of Ukraine for Children on issues of digital development, digital transformation and digitalization.

 

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