Kyivstar Group Ltd. reports news on its role as a Nasdaq-listed telecommunications and digital holding company operating JSC Kyivstar, Ukraine’s leading digital operator. Coverage centers on mobile and fixed-line voice and data services, 4G network resilience and modernization, broadband connectivity, enterprise services such as Big Data, cloud and cybersecurity, and authorized resale of Starlink services for Ukrainian businesses and public institutions.
Company updates also cover Kyivstar’s expanding digital portfolio, including Uklon ride-hailing and delivery, Tabletki.ua digital healthcare, Kyivstar TV and related platform services. Recurring news themes include earnings releases, infrastructure investment, digital revenue growth, acquisitions, renewable-energy and resilience initiatives, shareholder meetings and governance matters.
Kyivstar (Nasdaq: KYIV) completed the acquisition of Tabletki.ua for USD 160 million, to be paid in Ukrainian hryvnia in Ukraine. Tabletki.ua aggregates availability and pricing across >14,000 pharmacies and averaged 14 million online bookings per month in 2025.
The platform reported LTM GMV of UAH 57.3 billion (USD 1,191M), LTM EBITDA of USD 24M and LTM net profit of USD 20M, implying a PE of 8.0x. Kyivstar said the acquisition will expand its digital healthcare footprint alongside Helsi and MyKyivstar.
Kyivstar Group (Nasdaq: KYIV) closed a secondary public offering of 14,375,000 common shares at USD 10.50 per share on February 2, 2026. The Offering was oversubscribed 5x and included an overallotment exercise of 1,875,000 shares.
Selling shareholders included VEON Amsterdam B.V. and certain other holders (400,000 shares); following the Offering VEON's ownership stands at 83.6%. The registration statement on Form F-1 was filed January 28, 2026 and declared effective January 29, 2026.
Kyivstar Group (Nasdaq: KYIV) announced pricing of a secondary public offering of 12,500,000 common shares by VEON Amsterdam B.V. and other selling shareholders at a public offering price of US$10.50 per share. The Company itself is not selling shares.
The underwriters have a 30-day option for up to 1,875,000 additional shares. The registration statement was declared effective January 29, 2026 and the offering is expected to close on February 2, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.
Kyivstar (Nasdaq: KYIV) announced that its Starlink Direct to Cell satellite service reached 3.0 million subscribers since launch in November 2025 and has carried over 1.2 million SMS messages. The service is widely used in southern and eastern Ukraine and most active in Kyiv, Lviv, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi and Dnipro. Kyivstar enabled iPhone support for devices on iOS 26.2+, and subscribers can test satellite SMS on existing SIM plans at no extra cost. Service currently supports SMS only and requires clear line of sight; data services are planned for the future.
Kyivstar (Nasdaq: KYIV) launched a 5G pilot in Lviv on January 12, 2026, operating on 3500 MHz and 700 MHz bands to test high-speed and wide-coverage use cases under real urban conditions.
The pilot—carried out within a framework set by the Ministry of Digital Transformation—recorded peak download speeds exceeding 2.4 Gbps in pre-launch tests. Kyivstar plans gradual expansion to Kharkiv and Borodianka, with Kyiv and Odesa planned for 2026, while noting a full-scale nationwide rollout depends on the end of the war. Kyivstar reaffirmed a USD 1 billion investment commitment for 2023–2027 toward rebuilding connectivity and digital infrastructure.
Kyivstar (Nasdaq: KYIV) confirmed it will release selected financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025 on Monday, March 16, 2026 at 06:00 EET (00:00 EST).
The company will host a results conference call with senior management on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. Details on timing, webcast access, and the Q&A submission platform will be provided in later announcements.
Kyivstar (Nasdaq: KYIV) announced on Dec 16, 2025 the acquisition of 100% of SUNVIN 11 LLC, owner of an operational 12.947 MW solar power plant in Ukraine for UAH 347.57 million (≈ USD 8.24 million). Kyivstar said the move starts a strategic direction to develop its own energy-generating capacity, diversify energy sources, and reduce operational risks from supply instability.
The plant will supply electricity to Ukraine’s unified energy system under existing market and regulatory rules and is preliminarily estimated to generate about 4% of Kyivstar’s annual consumption. Kyivstar plans to evaluate further alternative energy acquisitions.
Kyivstar (Nasdaq: KYIV) and the WINWIN AI Center of Excellence under the Ministry of Digital Transformation selected Google’s Gemma as the base model to train a national Ukrainian large language model, announced Dec 1, 2025.
Planned work includes improving the Ukrainian tokenizer, additional training on unique Ukrainian texts, and benchmark tests. Gemma is cited as multimodal, supports >140 languages, and offers a 128,000-token context window. Kyivstar will act as strategic partner and operational lead; the LLM will underpin AI public and business services and aims to optimize performance and costs.
Kyivstar (Nasdaq: KYIV; KYIVW) launched Starlink Direct to Cell connectivity in Ukraine on Nov 24, 2025, making Ukraine the first country in Europe with access to the service for customers.
The initial phase enables sending and receiving SMS via satellite when terrestrial coverage is unavailable; voice and mobile data are planned later. Service is available to all Kyivstar subscribers at no extra cost, works outdoors in no-coverage areas, and currently supports Android 4G devices only. Coverage excludes occupied areas, border zones, and active combat zones.
Kyivstar (Nasdaq: KYIV) will begin nationwide testing of Starlink Direct to Cell by SpaceX across Ukraine on Oct 31, 2025, excluding border areas, active combat zones, and occupied territories.
The company received permission from the national regulator (NCEC) and will test using frequencies Kyivstar is licensed to operate. Initial functionality will enable SMS outdoors at no additional cost, with voice and mobile internet expected in later stages. Kyivstar said tests will include subscribers and business clients and focus on emergency, frontline, mountainous, de-occupied, and hard-to-reach areas.
Kyivstar serves about 22.4 million mobile subscribers and plans investments in telecom technology through 2027.