Ukraine’s postal giant reports booming profits despite war risks
Between January and March 2026, Nova Post’s profit totaled Hr 1.28 billion ($29 million) — a 4.4-fold increase compared with the same period in 2025.
Between January and March 2026, Nova Post’s profit totaled Hr 1.28 billion ($29 million) — a 4.4-fold increase compared with the same period in 2025.
Warning: The story contains graphic images. Yevheniia and her family were at home when they heard firecracker-like sounds outside their window. She initially dismissed them. But within minutes, messages in the building chat warned that a man with a gun was moving through their residential area toward a nearby store. Fifty-eight-year-old Dmytro Vasylchenkov, a Moscow native and military retiree, opened fire on pedestrians on April 18 in the Holosiiv residential district in Kyiv before taking ho

As part of the exchange, Poland released Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin, who had been detained over illegal excavations in Russian-occupied Crimea.

Damage in two districts of the capital was caused by drone debris shot down by Ukrainian air defenses, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

Tuapse has faced intensified strikes in recent days, including strikes on an oil refinery on April 20 and April 16, leaving multi-day fires burning in the Russian town.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has publicly condemned Israel, which he accused of buying grain stolen by Moscow from Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine.

Russian forces launched 123 drones against Ukraine overnight, of which about 80 were Shahed-type ones, the Air Force said on April 28. It reported downing 95 of them.

The Kyiv Independent’s Business Desk covers the biggest news in business, economics, and tech from Ukraine, as well as global developments that shape the economy of the region.
Merz said Zelensky would need voters to back any territorial concessions by arguing that they would open Ukraine's path to Europe.