Kyivstar Group Ltd. Common Shares·Communication Services
KYIV, Ukraine and NEW YORK, March 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kyivstar Group Ltd (Nasdaq: KYIV; KYIVW), the parent company of JSC Kyivstar (“Kyivstar”), Ukraine's leading digital operator and part of VEON Group (Nasdaq: VEON), today shared that its investments in network resilience and modernization exceeded 30% of the Company's revenue in 2025. Since the start of the full-scale war, a total of approximately $913 million (UAH 40.1 billion) has been allocated to infrastructure restoration, modernization, and the expansion of digital capacity.
KYIV, Ukraine and NEW YORK, March 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kyivstar Group Ltd (Nasdaq: KYIV; KYIVW), the parent company of JSC Kyivstar, Ukraine's leading digital operator and part of VEON Group (Nasdaq: VEON), today announced its subsidiary Uklon, the largest ride-hailing firm in Ukraine, has launched its new "Travel" service in the Uklon mobile application. Users can now purchase tickets for domestic and international bus routes directly in the Uklon app without the need for third-party platform solutions.
Kyivstar Group faces intensifying operational and geopolitical risks, prompting a downgrade from hold to sell. Rising energy costs, driven by war-related blackouts and surging oil prices, are severely compressing KYIV's margins despite revenue growth. KYIV remains unable to pay dividends due to legal restrictions, limiting shareholder returns even as operating cash flow improves.
Kyivstar Group Ltd. (KYIV) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Kyivstar Group Ltd (“Kyivstar,” the “Group”) FY25 and 4Q25 results highlights Total revenue for FY25 grew 25.9% to USD 1,157 mn (30.3% to UAH 48.2 bn) year-on-year (“YoY”). 4Q25 revenue increased 28.4% to USD 321 mn (30.1% to UAH 13.5 bn) YoY.
