Business news from Ukraine

Business news from Ukraine

Arsenal Insurance and VUSO paid out UAH 19.9 mln for military risks to business centers in Kyiv

Insurance companies Arsenal Insurance and VUSO (both based in Kyiv) paid UAH 19.9 million (UAH 9.95 million each) in insurance compensation under a co-insurance agreement for buildings against military risks.

According to the Arsenal Insurance website, two business centers belonging to the same chain were damaged after two powerful air strikes on Kyiv in June and July 2025.

On June 23, the blast wave and debris damaged the facade, window structures, glass elements, finishes, and engineering systems of one business center. And on July 10, during another massive attack on Kyiv, an explosion damaged a second business center of the same chain — the entrance, office premises, and double-glazed windows on several floors of the building were destroyed.

Arsenal Insurance is a non-life insurance company with 100% Ukrainian capital. It has been operating since 2005. At the end of 2024, it was among the top six non-life insurers in Ukraine in terms of gross premiums.
VUSO is a Ukrainian insurance company that is among the top five market leaders. It was founded in 2001.

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Arsenal Insurance and its partners compensate for damage to business center in Kyiv

On June 10, 2025, during a massive shelling of Kyiv, the business center building was damaged by debris from an enemy Shahed-type UAV.

The facade, walls, windows, interior partitions, ceiling, floor, and doors were significantly damaged. Engineering and communication systems were also affected: ventilation, heating, power supply, lighting, fire extinguishing, as well as the roof, interior decoration, furniture, and office equipment.

The building was insured against military risks under a co-insurance agreement between three companies: ARSENAL INSURANCE, UNIQA, and TAS. The insurance coverage included the building with all premises, finishes, glass elements, and office equipment. According to the results of an expert assessment, the amount of insurance compensation amounted to more than UAH 12 million. The amount of the payment was determined based on the cost of restoration work, excluding depreciation.

On September 22, 2025, ARSENAL INSURANCE received the last necessary documents, and on September 26, it made its share of the payment — UAH 4,112,237. Thus, only four days passed from the moment the documents were collected to the actual transfer of funds to the client.

“Cases involving military risks are a special category of settlements that require maximum speed and objectivity. Our task is to provide the client with financial support for the rapid restoration of business processes, even in such extraordinary circumstances,” said ARSENAL INSURANCE.

ARSENAL INSURANCE expresses its gratitude to its co-insurance partners, UNIQA and TAS, for their constructive cooperation and effective interaction in the process of settling this complex insurance case.

At the same time, during the settlement process, on August 28, 2025, the same business center was damaged by shelling for the second time. The blast wave and debris again caused damage to the building. The settlement of the second insurance case is currently underway, for which a payment will also be made.

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“Kovalska” to start construction of NUVO business center in Kyiv in 2026

Kovalska Industrial and Construction Group (Kovalska) plans to start construction of the NUVO business center at 47 Zhylianska Street in Kyiv in 2026, the group’s CEO Serhiy Pylypenko said in an interview with LIGA.net.

“We plan to launch the project on the market approximately next year. The concept has been improved, but remains the same: mixed-use office space with some apartments, a hotel. We plan to start construction work in 2026,” said Pylypenko.

He noted that the company has finalized the project and increased its share from 50% to 100%, becoming the sole customer of the construction. Previously, KDD Ukraine was involved in the project.

As reported, in February 2023, Kovalska Group received permission to build the NUVO business park in the center of Kyiv. Earlier, in 2020, the group received permission from the Antimonopoly Committee to buy a 2-hectare land plot at 47 Zhylianska Street in the capital to build a business park.

MVRDV designed two Class A office buildings with a total area of 42 thousand square meters and a height of 18 and 11 floors. Orange Architects designed a 36 thousand square meter building designed to accommodate flexible offices, commercial and cultural spaces on the lower floors, and a hotel and residential space on the upper floors. The design of the complex also takes into account the light rail line on Zhylianska Street.

Kovalska ICG has been operating in the Ukrainian construction market since 1956. It unites more than 20 enterprises in the field of raw materials extraction, production and construction. Its products are represented by the brands Concrete by Kovalska, Avenue, and Siltek. Kovalska’s enterprises operate in Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Lviv, and Chernihiv regions. The aerated concrete plant in Kherson region has not been operating since the beginning of the occupation.

The group also includes Kovalska Real Estate, which is engaged in the construction of residential properties in Kyiv. Its portfolio includes more than 20 completed residential projects.

 

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Rauta starts implementing business center project in Podil district of Kyiv

The engineering and construction company Rauta is starting to implement a business center project in Podil, Kyiv, which will be the first project in which Rauta will perform customer service functions, the company’s press service told Interfax-Ukraine.

“The client service is a new service in Rauta’s offer, but the company already has several projects in its portfolio in which it performs work that allows it to build turnkey buildings,” said Andriy Ozeychuk, the company’s owner.

The functions of the construction customer service include support at the pre-project stage, development of design and estimate documentation, its examination, selection of a general contractor, obtaining a building permit, preparatory work at the construction site, construction of the facility itself, construction and connection of external engineering networks, and commissioning.

Rauta clarified that the business center with an area of about 3 thousand square meters is being built for an international IT company in the historical center of Kyiv, at 10b Kontraktova Square.

Rauta is a leading provider of reliable construction solutions in Ukraine and the European Union.

According to the company’s data, Rauta Group LLC was registered in Ukraine in 2014, with an authorized capital of UAH 388 thousand and revenue of UAH 102 million 396 thousand in 2022.

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Rauta first facility to be built with construction project management service is business center for international IT company in historic center of Kyiv

The construction project management outsourcing is a new service in Rauta offer, but the company already has several projects in its portfolio where it performs turnkey construction works.

The new 7-storey business center has an area of about 3.000 sq.m and modern infrastructure with a comfortable workspace for IT entrepreneurs.

Performance of Rauta construction project management outsourcing includes the following stages:

  • Support at the pre-project stage
  • Development of the design and cost documentation
  • Examination of the design documentation
  • Selection of a general contractor
  • Obtaining a construction permit
  • Preliminary work at the construction site
  • Execution of construction and installation works
  • Construction and connection of external engineering networks
  • Commissioning

More information about the construction project management outsourcing

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DRAGON CAPITAL ACQUIRES NEW BUSINESS CENTER

Dragon Capital investment company has completed the acquisition of a new A class Viking business center in Lviv, the press service reported. “This is our second business center in Lviv and the 14th in the Dragon Capital portfolio of office real estate in Ukraine,” CEO of Dragon Capital Tomas Fiala said.
The business center, located at the intersection of Zelena and Pimonenko Streets in Sykhiv district of Lviv, was commissioned in August 2021. The object consists of two sections (9 and 12 floors) with a total area of 18,700 square meters, and includes a parking lot for 102 cars.
The business center was built according to the “green” BREEAM certification standards.
Dragon Capital is one of the largest investment groups in Ukraine in the field of investment and financial services, providing a full range of investment banking and brokerage services, direct investments, asset management for institutional, corporate and private clients. The company was founded in Kyiv in 2000. One of the key activities of Dragon Capital is investment in the real estate market.
The commercial real estate portfolio is managed by Dragon Capital Property Management. As of September 2021, it manages 31 commercial real estate objects, including 14 office objects, six retail real estate objects and 11 logistics complexes, with a total area of 778,000 sq m.

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