A previously unknown drawing by Michelangelo was sold at Christie’s auction for $27.2 million, setting a new record for the master’s works.
According to Christie’s press release, the small sketch, depicting a foot, was done in red chalk and dates from 1511-1512. The drawing was estimated to be worth $1.5-2 million before the auction.
The owner of the drawing sent a photograph for a preliminary appraisal, unaware that the work belonged to Michelangelo. An auction house expert identified it as a sketch of the right foot of the Libyan Sibyl, one of the key figures depicted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.
It is noted that the drawing is the only previously unregistered sketch for the Sistine Chapel frescoes ever to be offered at auction. Art historians are aware of about 10 drawings by Michelangelo, all of which are in private collections.
The lot was part of Christie’s auction dedicated to drawings by “old masters” and British painting, which also included works by Rembrandt, Titian, and William Blake.
A public and commercial center with a total area of 9,924.5 square meters, located in Mykolaiv on Heroes of Ukraine Avenue, has been put up for sale on the OpenMarket electronic auction after being seized by a private enforcement agent. The public and commercial center.
“Such properties can become important points of economic recovery. The open auction format creates competitive conditions for attracting investors and the further effective use of commercial real estate,” said Roman Osadchuk, CEO of SETAM.
The auction is scheduled for February 5, 2026, with a starting price of UAH 103.3 million, including VAT.
The property includes two full floors, a superstructure, and a large number of retail, administrative, warehouse, and technical premises. The building is equipped with engineering networks, an autonomous boiler room, water and electricity supply systems, ventilation, and has significant space for tenants.
The design and layout allow the property to be used as a shopping and entertainment center, logistics or service complex, business hub, or multifunctional commercial space.
The OpenMarket electronic auction has been operating in Ukraine since 2014 and is a convenient tool for purchasing and selling property online. In total, assets worth over UAH 26.7 billion have already been sold through the system.
The state-owned enterprise “Forests of Ukraine” has completed auctions for the first quarter of 2026, during which almost all forest products were contracted, prices for hardwood species continued to rise, and prices for coniferous species stabilized, the press service of the state-owned enterprise reported.
“Forests of Ukraine” noted that the auctions were held for the first time under the zero quota for firewood exports introduced by the Cabinet of Ministers. However, in the process of competitive struggle for resources, market participants once again reached higher price levels.
Thus, 381,000 cubic meters were put up for quarterly auctions for the sale of industrial wood (PV), and almost 100% was contracted. Compared to the fourth quarter, the average price of firewood rose from UAH 2,300/cubic meter to UAH 2,600/cubic meter. The main reason was the rise in the price of hardwood from UAH 2,300/cubic meter to UAH 3,000/cubic meter. At the same time, the market value of softwood did not change significantly and amounted to UAH 2,400/cubic meter.
It is noted that the supply of firewood for sale by the State Enterprise “Forests of Ukraine” was distributed almost equally between quarterly and semi-annual (forward) auctions. The forward contracts for the first half of the year took place earlier: 100% of the resource (741 thousand cubic meters) was sold, with an average sale price of UAH 2.4 thousand/cubic meter.
“The tool for hedging price risks by concluding long-term contracts has once again proven its effectiveness. At least in the first quarter, products under semi-annual contracts for firewood will be slightly cheaper,” the state-owned enterprise stated.
Of the 775,000 cubic meters of round timber put up for sale at quarterly auctions, more than 99.5% was sold. The average selling price increased from UAH 6,800/cubic meter in the fourth quarter to UAH 7,300/cubic meter.
At the same time, “Forests of Ukraine” considers it incorrect to talk about a general increase in prices for commercial timber, since birch rose in price from UAH 5,700/cubic meter to UAH 7,600/cubic meter, oak from UAH 22,000/cubic meter to UAH 28,000/cubic meter, and ash from 8,000 UAH/cubic meter to 11,000 UAH/cubic meter. At the same time, alder has become cheaper, falling from 6,700 UAH/cubic meter to 5,900 UAH/cubic meter, and pine from 5,900 UAH/cubic meter to 5,600 UAH/cubic meter.
About 25% of the resource (654 thousand cubic meters) was put up for forward trading in commercial timber for the first half of the year. The average selling price at forward trading was slightly lower than the quarterly price and amounted to UAH 7.2 thousand/cubic meter. At the same time, while oak and ash were indeed contracted at prices lower than those at quarterly auctions, the situation was reversed for coniferous species, the state-owned enterprise noted.
PrivatBank has put up for auction on the Prozorro.Prozori electronic trading system the right to lease a sports infrastructure complex, which includes the Dnipro Arena stadium and a football training base with an indoor field.
According to the information in the system, the starting rent is UAH 2,698,700 per month (including VAT), the deadline for submitting bids is January 27, 2026, and the auction itself is scheduled for January 28, 2026.
It is also noted that the lease is offered for a term of one year with automatic renewal, the minimum price increase is set at 1%, and the security deposit is UAH 1,619,200.
According to the bank, the transfer of property for lease is carried out within the framework of the Strategy and Operational Plan for the Management of Problem Assets approved by the Supervisory Board, and the proceeds from the lease will be used to increase the bank’s financial results and, accordingly, the amount of taxes and dividends paid to the state budget.
Dnipro Arena is a European-class football stadium in Dnipro, renovated and opened in 2008, with a capacity of 31,003 seats. The football arena has a 105×68 m field, changing rooms, warm-up rooms, a gym, coaching rooms, rooms for media representatives, referees, a 296-seat VIP box, a 550-seat restaurant, and parking lots for athletes, staff, and spectators. The football field has a heating system, automatic irrigation, and artificial lighting for evening matches.
The training base is located in a forest park area in the Prydniprovsk district of Dnipro. Built in 1971, it was renovated in 2010. The training base includes three artificial and four grass fields, an indoor football field with artificial turf and stands for 506 seats, a cottage town for footballers to live in, and two office and residential buildings, including a medical and rehabilitation center, a conference room, rooms for coaching staff meetings, a swimming pool, a gym, a sauna, and showers.
As reported, the auction for the sale of the Dnipro Arena stadium and the former training base of the Dnipro football club, scheduled for October 30, 2025, did not take place due to a lack of bids. The initial cost of the lot was UAH 150 million, the guarantee deposit was 5% of the starting price (UAH 7.5 million), and bids were accepted from September 30 to October 29, 2025.
PrivatBank is Ukraine’s largest state-owned bank. According to the National Bank, PrivatBank’s total assets reached UAH 842.3 billion as of November 1, 2025.
JSC Tascombank has put up for auction the Slobozhanska Budivelnaya Keramika (SBK) porous ceramic block factory in the Kyiv region on the OpenMarket electronic platform (SE “SETAM” of the Ministry of Justice), according to the SETAM press service.
The auction for the Kyiv branch of SBK is scheduled for January 2, 2026, with applications accepted until January 1 and a starting price of UAH 76.8 million. The property is located in the Kyiv region, Borodianka district, village of Ozery.
The lot includes a production complex with a total area of 15,906.4 square meters, 212 units of industrial equipment, and a land plot.
The sale includes the right to conclude a financial leasing agreement and a purchase and sale agreement for real estate and movable property belonging to the bank.
Auction details and terms of participation are available at: is.gd/Jr3aDv
The OpenMarket electronic auction has been operating in Ukraine since 2014 and is a convenient tool for purchasing and selling property online. In total, assets worth over UAH 26.7 billion have already been sold through the system.
AUCTION, building ceramics, FACTORY, PRODUCTION, TASCOMBANK, СБК
The property of Novokakhovsky processed cheese factory LLC (Kherson region), which is in the process of bankruptcy, has been put up for auction with a starting price of UAH 4.91 million, according to the Ukrainian Universal Exchange.
According to the information provided by the resource, one lot has been put up for auction, which includes 17 items of movable property: food industry equipment, in particular, packaging machines of various years of manufacture, a separator, clip machines, a vacuum packaging machine, installations for melting food raw materials and cheese, as well as motor vehicles – three Jungheinrich and Goodsense forklifts.
The auction will be conducted according to the English model (with a gradual increase in bids – IF-U) with a step of 1% of the starting price. To participate, a 10% security deposit must be paid.
The customer of the auction is the arbitration manager and liquidator of the enterprise, acting on the basis of the decision of the Economic Court of the Kherson Region dated December 9, 2021. At the same time, the debtor’s property is pledged to ProCredit Bank JSC.
The plant’s property is located in a war zone. The liquidator has warned that he cannot guarantee the safe inspection or preservation of the equipment until it is transferred to the buyer.
Applications to participate in the auction will be accepted until January 6. The auction is scheduled for January 7, 2026.
