At its meeting on Friday, the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) recognized the actions of Lirans LLC, Torgovy Dom Morshinski Dzherela LLC, and Shayanski Dzherela LLC as violations of the law on protection against unfair competition due to the dissemination of false information about the drinking waters Aqua Baby, Aqua Karpaty, and Shayanska Kremniyeva, the agency’s press service reported.
The AMCU noted that it had initiated proceedings based on complaints from Oskar CJSC, which complained about the actions of its competitors, Lirans LLC and Morshynski Dzherela Trading House LLC. According to the applicant, the companies disseminated false information on product labels, websites, and/or online marketplaces, in particular about the origin of such waters from the Carpathians and/or the Morshyn deposit, about the products’ classification as mineral waters and/or waters intended for baby food, the method of production, consumer properties, and certain characteristics of Aqua Baby and Aqua Karpaty waters.
Liran LLC and Trading House Morshynski Dzherela LLC did not provide evidence to confirm the information about these waters posted in the places of distribution during the consideration of the cases. Therefore, the committee used the information provided by the Western Scientific Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.
During its inspection, the AMCU identified violations in the actions of Shayanski Dzherela LLC, which is the producer and distributor of Shayanska Kremniyeva drinking water, positioned as natural mineral table water, as indicated on its label. In addition, the following information about the properties of this water is distributed: “Cares for the brain” with the note “Saturates blood vessels with silicon, makes them more elastic, thereby promoting cognitive recovery.”
Shayanska Dzherela LLC also failed to provide the AMCU with evidence to support the information distributed on the labels of Shayanska Kremniyeva water. At the same time, the State Scientific and Research Institute of Rehabilitation and Resortology of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine reported that Shayanska Kremniyeva water cannot be classified as natural mineral table water, since the institute has not verified the stated properties of this water.
Based on the results of consumer surveys, the AMCU determined that the information disseminated about Shayanska Kremniyeva, Aqua Baby, and Aqua Karpaty water could influence consumers’ intentions to purchase such products.
Liran LLC, Trading House Morshynski Dzherela LLC, and Shayanska Dzherela LLC, in this way, are convinced by the committee, may gain unfair competitive advantages over producers and/or sellers of natural mineral table and drinking waters that are manufactured in compliance with the requirements for the production of baby food products, as well as processed bottled drinking waters.
The AMCU recognized such actions by the companies as a violation of the law on protection against unfair competition, imposed appropriate fines on them, and obliged Torgovy Dom Morshynski Dzherela LLC and Shayanski Dzherela LLC to cease the violations.
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) fined Elit Finance FC LLC (Kyiv) UAH 76,500 for violating ethical conduct requirements, according to the regulator’s website.
The decision was made based on the results of non-field supervision of compliance with the requirements of Ukrainian legislation on the protection of the rights of consumers of financial services, during which facts of non-compliance by the company with the requirements established by law regarding interaction with consumers and other persons during the settlement of overdue debts (requirements regarding ethical conduct) were revealed.
The relevant decision was adopted by the Committee for Supervision and Regulation of Non-Bank Financial Services Markets on October 6, 2025.
Elit Finance FC LLC was registered in March 2016 with a charter capital of UAH 20 million.
The State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection (State Food and Consumer Service) received over 200 complaints about violations of anti-smoking legislation between January and June 2025, on the basis of which 113 inspections were carried out, resulting in 82% of cases recording violations and issuing fines of over UAH 2 million, the agency’s press service reported.
“Financial sanctions in the amount of UAH 2.4 million were imposed, of which UAH 1.5 million has already been paid voluntarily. UAH 64,000 was collected through enforcement,” said Andriy Kreitor, deputy head of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection.
Among the most common violations, the agency cited smoking and hookah use in prohibited places, the absence of no-smoking signs, and advertising and promotion of tobacco products. The largest number of violations was recorded in Kyiv, Lviv, and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
The State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection reminded that there is a complete ban on advertising tobacco products in Ukraine. These restrictions are aimed at protecting the health of citizens, in particular children and young people, and reducing the negative impact of tobacco products on the population.
In August, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) fined PJSC Bank Vostok (Dnipro) for violating the law on combating the laundering of illegally obtained funds for a total amount of UAH 16 million, according to information on the regulator’s website.
Fines of UAH 15 million and UAH 1 million were imposed for violations of the AML/CFT law in terms of the bank’s failure to properly implement a risk-based approach in its activities and to properly verify customers with whom it has high-risk business relationships.
In addition, the bank was given two written warnings for violating the requirements of the AML/CFT law in terms of improper performance of its duty, taking into account the requirements of the legislation, to develop and implement internal documents on AML/CFT issues, as well as in terms of the absence in internal documents on financial monitoring procedures sufficient to ensure effective risk management, and for errors in information (statistical reporting) on currency transactions.
According to information on its website, Ukrainian commercial bank Vostok is owned by Vostok Capital, whose shareholders are Vladimir Kostelman (owner of Fozzy Group), Vadim Morokhovsky, and Lia Morokhovskaya.
The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) fined the pharmaceutical company Gledfarm LTD (Kyiv) UAH 5.421 million for providing false information about the dietary supplement Sakhnil. According to the AMCU, the information in question claimed that the dietary supplement helps normalize high blood sugar levels and improve carbohydrate metabolism, metabolism, and reproductive function.
The AMCU noted that Gledfarm LTD, while the committee was still conducting its control measures, partially changed the packaging of the dietary supplement Sakhnil, withdrew from circulation the packaging on which the disputed properties were indicated, and also appealed to pharmacies (pharmacy chains) with a request to remove this dietary supplement in this form.
At the same time, the company continued to sell the dietary supplement “Sakhnil” in packaging with the information: “helps improve carbohydrate metabolism,” which is also classified as a violation.
The Ministry of Health of Ukraine, for its part, reported that the above properties are characteristic of medicinal products, not dietary supplements.
Gledfarm LDT LLC is engaged in the wholesale trade and manufacture of pharmaceutical products. The company’s production facility, certified to GMP standards, is located in Sumy. In 2025, the company opened a logistics and production complex in the Kyiv region.
The ultimate beneficiary of the company is Radživ Gupta, co-owner of the pharmaceutical company Kusum Farm.
The National Bank of Ukraine has fined Aventus Ukraine LLC 2.448 million hryvnia for violations identified during an inspection.
According to the NBU website, this measure was taken for violating the requirements of the Law “On Consumer Lending” and the provisions on establishing additional requirements for interaction with consumers of financial services and other persons in the settlement of overdue debts (ethical conduct requirements).
Aventus Ukraine LLC is required to pay the fine within one month of the date this decision comes into force.
Furthermore, the company received a written warning from the regulator for violating the requirements of the Law “On Consumer Lending,” the provisions on licensing and registration of financial service providers and the conditions for their activities in the provision of financial services, and the provisions on the authorization of financial service providers and the conditions for their activities in the provision of financial services.
Aventus Ukraine LLC must take measures to eliminate the causes and conditions that contributed to these violations.
These decisions were made by the Committee for Supervision and Regulation of Non-Bank Financial Services Markets on July 14, 2025, based on the results of scheduled inspections.
Aventus Ukraine LLC was registered in January 2017. The company’s authorized capital is UAH 20 million.
