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Kyivstar boosts net profit 36% despite losing N\nearly 600,000 subscribers

Ukraine's largest mobile operator, Kyivstar, increased its net profit by 36.1% year over year to 7.102 billion hryvnias ($170.3 million) in the first half of 2026, according to the company's quarterly report on July 31.

31 July, 11:15 AM

Ukraine's largest mobile operator buys six solar plants for $80 million in major renewable energy push

Ukraine's largest mobile operator, Kyivstar, has acquired six solar power plants with a combined installed capacity of 105 megawatts in Lviv Oblast for 3.6 billion hryvnias, or $80.8 million, the company reported on May 26.

27 May, 12:42 PM

Kyivstar nearly doubles net profit in Q1 2026

Ukraine’s largest mobile operator Kyivstar increased its net profit by 99.1% year-on-year to Hr 3.687 billion ($91.5 million) in January-March 2026, Interfax-Ukraine reported on May 13.

13 May, 01:30 PM

Ukrainian true crime series Silent Nava to premiere on Netflix

Ukrainian true crime detective series Silent Nava, produced by Kyivstar TV, is set to premiere on the streaming platform Netflix.

20 March, 09:53 PM

Ukraine commits to hosting and maintaining its AI servers on domestic soil

Ukrainian government is in talks with private companies and seeking partnerships to secure the future national language model infrastructure, Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation Oleksandr Bornyakov told NV Business on Aug. 13.

13 August 2025, 11:40 AM

Ukraine testing Starlink’s smartphone satellite technology

Ukraine has begun testing Starlink’s Direct to Cell technology, which transforms a standard smartphone into a satellite terminal, Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced on Aug. 12.

12 August 2025, 07:02 PM

Kyivstar hopes to raise up to $200 Million in Nasdaq listing

Kyivstar, Ukraine’s largest mobile operator, expects to raise between $50 million and $200 million by listing on the Nasdaq Stock Market later this year, Reuters reported on Aug. 11, citing three people familiar with company planning.

11 August 2025, 08:40 PM

Ukraine to unveil its national AI model by year’s end

Ukraine’s Kyivstar - national mobile provider - and Digital Transformation Ministry plan to present the country’s first large language model (LLM) by the year's end, Deputy Minister Oleksandr Bornyakov told NV Business on Aug. 7.

7 August 2025, 01:53 PM

Kyivstar looking to acquire Uklon ride hailing service

Ukrainian mobile operator Kyivstar plans to buy Uklon ride hailing app, news agency Interfax-Ukraine reported on Jan. 24.

24 January 2025, 10:29 PM

Court lifts arrest on Kyivstar shares, clearing way for expansion

The Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv has lifted the arrest on Veon's 47.85% stake in Kyivstar and its full ownership in other Ukrainian subsidiaries, including Ukraine Tower Company, Kyivstar Tech, and Helsi, Kyivstar's press service told LIGA.net on Nov. 30.

30 November 2024, 04:35 PM

Ukraine's mobile networks to operate 10 hours without power starting October 1

Starting October 1, over half of Ukraine's mobile operator stations must remain operational for 10 hours during power outages, as companies brace for increased costs, NV reported on July 19.

19 July 2024, 02:39 PM

Kyivstar and Come Back Alive Foundation raise $1.5million for Ukrainian air defense

Ukraine's largest electronic communications operator, Kyivstar, and the Come Back Alive Foundation have raised UAH 65 million (more than $1.5 million) for the South Air Command in the joint project "We Live Here: Mobile Communication Systems for Air Defense," aiming to enhance the safety and effectiveness of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

17 July 2024, 01:45 PM

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