Designers are back in trend: IT companies resume hiring after a long decline
The IT job market is gradually recovering in Ukraine. For example, in the design industry, as of early 2025, there has finally been a recovery to pre-war levels – February 2022. This is evidenced by data from various sources.
The HQC is going online: the conclusions of medical commissions will automatically be included in «Oberig»
The Ministry of Defense has recently updated the «Reserve+» application, which now allows you to create electronic referrals to the medical department and specifies a specific datewhen you need to appear at a medical commission. And now the agency has said that the conclusions of the MEC will also be transferred to an online format instead of a…
NASA will use Drone.UA robots to prepare for lunar exploration — the manufacturer was spotted at CES-2025
The other day, the head of the Ministry of Digital Transformation announced that Ukraine’s Drone.UA had delivered a batch of ground robots to NASA, and now Forbes Ukraine revealed some details of the cooperation.
«Kyivstar» will pay more than $100 million for Uklon, and the deal will be closed by the end of the month, — media
The deal to buy Uklon taxi service from «Kyivstar» is expected to be finalized by the end of March. The parties have reached an agreement. According to preliminary data, the deal value may exceed $100 million. This was reported by the resource Dou.ua with reference to Scroll.media.
Eutelsat instead of Starlink: Ukraine may get a new satellite internet service
Emotional statements, media leaks and the instability in relations between the US and Ukraine that has emerged in recent weeks have raised concerns about the future of Starlink satellite communications in our country. Satellite Internet from Elon Musk’s company plays an important role in meeting the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. And…
Rozetka has received a license from the NBU to open accounts for buyers and sellers — what will change in the marketplace?
The National Bank has issued a permit to open accounts for individuals and legal entities to RozetkaPay — a payment service operating in the Rozetka ecosystem.
«Reserve+» now indicates a specific date when you need to appear at the HLC ─ to save time
The Ministry of Defense continues to develop and improve the «Reserve+» application. A month ago, the agency added the ability to creation of electronic referrals to the military medical examination center in the «Reserve+» application. And now, Deputy Minister of Defense for Digitalization Kateryna Chernogorenko saidthat from now on, such…
Ukraine has launched the «Ukrenergo» — application for monitoring the state of the grid and electricity availability in the regions
The mobile application «Ukrenergo» has been launched in Ukraine to help users balance electricity consumption and receive information about the state of the grid in their region.
The owner of GSC Game World and Navi heads the Ukrainian Esports Federation
Businessman, and among other things owner of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 developer GSC Game World and esports team Navi, Maksym Krippa has taken the position of president of the NGO «Ukrainian Esports Federation» (UESF), as first reported by the gaming publication Game Inside and confirmed the Ukrainian Forbes.
«Father with many children» with Photoshop: IT specialist tried to go abroad with a «fake» child
A programmer from Dnipro decided to go abroad, but he had no legal grounds. So he came up with a scheme: in one of the city’s bars, he bought a child’s birth certificate form, filled it out, and became a «father of many children». But the plan failed — border guards in Bukovyna immediately noticed the fake and sent the man to court.
«Oberig» will know everything: Ukrainians aged 25-60 abroad will be automatically registered with the TCC
Men aged 25-60 who applied to passport services abroad before April 24, 2024 will automatically be included in the Register of Persons Liable for Military Service «Oberih».
The reservist canceled his mobilization through the court — he was already in service
A person liable for military service, who was booked by the company at the time of the call-up, canceled his mobilization through the court. At the time of the hearing, he was already in military service.
Tinder in «Actions» ─ the app now shows marital status and «Single Certificate»
«Actions» is gradually acquiring new functions, although sometimes their usefulness and expediency raise questions. Such a controversial innovation is the display of marital status in «Actions», which announced Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov on Valentine’s Day.
Samsung Galaxy S25 is already in Ukraine – real object removal from photos from 42 thousand UAH
Samsung Galaxy S25 smartphone series has been officially launched in Ukraine. This line offers increased performance thanks to a new processor and artificial intelligence features.
Speedtest by the National Commission for State Regulation of Energy: the regulator has launched people’s control over the Internet speed
NKEC and Ookla have launched a new tool – the QoS Tool – Speedtest. With its help, you can measure the speed of your Internet, as well as learn about other important connection parameters.
Viber has launched Viber Dating — pre-registration is available for Ukrainians
On February 13, Rakuten Viber opened pre-registration for Ukrainians in a new dating service Viber Dating, which will expand the functions of the main messenger app and offer online dating.
Germany approves extradition of Ukrainian for the first time despite his refusal to fight
Can Germany extradite a Ukrainian to his homeland if he refuses military service for reasons of conscience? The German Federal Court considered this question and ruled that such extradition is legal.
Medical examination for persons with limited fitness: now until June 5, you have to go without a summons
Last year, Ukraine abolished the status of persons liable for military service «Limitedly fit for military service». Now, there are either those who are fit for service (fully or with some restrictions) or those who are unfit. According to the law, all persons who previously had the status of «Restrictedly fit» had to undergo a second VLC by…
«For quick registration»: Ukraine will launch an electronic queue for medical examinations
Soon, Ukraine will introduce another digital service for people liable for military service. In addition to digital referral to the assembly line, which has recently been launched in «Reserve+», also plans to launch an electronic queue for the WLC. About this said Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Iryna Vereshchuk.
Russian hackers attack Ukrainians with Windows KMS activator and fake updates
The Sandworm cyber espionage group from Russia targeted at Ukrainian users Windows. It spreads trojans in KMS activators and fake updates
Contracts for volunteers aged 18-24 have been launched in Ukraine: with payments of up to 2 million and the right to travel abroad after service
Ministry of Defense presented project «Contract 18-24» for young Ukrainians who want to voluntarily join the army.
The most popular programming languages in Ukrainian IT: TypeScript has overtaken JavaScript, and the shares of C# and Java continue to fall
The DOU website has published its annual rating of programming languages based on a survey of about 7,500 Ukrainian IT professionals.
A mobilized soldier sued for UAH 380 thousand of salary not paid during his service
The plaintiff was mobilized for military service in February 2022. In July of the same year, his salary was stopped — as the court found, illegally.
A deferral of «Reserve+» will be extended automatically – who cares?
Deferrals in the mobile application «Reserve+» will gradually be extended automatically. About said Deputy Minister of Defense for Digitalization Kateryna Chornohorenko.
The AMCU allowed «Kiyvstar» to buy Uklon: what will it bring to each company?
At the end of December 2024, mobile operator «Kyivstar» submitted an application to the AMCU for the acquisition of the Uklon taxi service. On February 6, the regulator approved the acquisition. Thus, «Kyivstar» received permission to acquire control over «UKLON LTD» and LLC «Tech Uklon», «Uklon Corporation», «Uklon Ukraine». This is…
Ukrainian competitor to Telegram: Bridge messenger with «panic button» and encryption
Last year, Ukraine began to actively discuss the idea of blocking Telegram. With such statements Various high-ranking officials spoke at the event. It seems that if the messenger will really be blockedUkrainians will be offered a domestic alternative. A group of IT specialists from Lviv has developed the Bridge messenger.
Court restricts Ukrainian’s right to drive a car at the request of the TCC for the first time — case details
Currently, there are at least 41 court cases in Ukraine that provide for restrictions on the right to drive due to violations of military registration rules — however, according to OpendatabotIn most cases, the courts sent the cases back (mainly due to problems with filing claims or non-payment of court fees by the TCC).
Volia and lifecell owner announces layoffs of IT specialists – consequences of merger and optimization
DVL Group, which last year acquired telecom operators «Datagroup-Vola» and lifecell, will conduct a massive reduction of IT specialists in the merged company. About 15% of the IT staff will be laid off.
Odesa resident pretended to be an IT and crypto specialist — defrauded 14 acquaintances of UAH 760 thousand
A resident of Odesa district introduced himself as head of an IT company, a cryptocurrency specialist and other experienced professionals, and demanded money for services that he was not going to perform.
The Ministry of Digital Transformation has created an artificial intelligence unit. Plans include the launch of a «national LLM»
The Ministry of Digital Transformation has launched a separate unit for artificial intelligence — primarily aimed at «comprehensive integration of» AI solutions into the state, but with plans to create competitors to DeepSeek and OpenAI (in the future).
The TCC fined a man UAH 17 thousand because of the absence of a paper PIR and a QR code in «Reserve+» ─ What did the court decide?
Some of the Ukrainians liable for military service avoid updating the «Reserve+» app to prevent the QR code from appearing in it. However, this can be a reason for imposing a fine by the MCC. One of the men tested this on himself. Later, he tried to cancel the fine in court, but it didn’t go as planned.
Starting February 1, Ukrainian banks will introduce new limits on card-to-card money transfers: what will change?
Starting tomorrow, Ukrainian banks will introduce new restrictions on money transfers, primarily for clients with unconfirmed income.
«Building Amazon in the Ukrainian format»: Ukrposhta will automate parcel processing by 100%, and delivery will be reduced to 1 day — from February
The CEO of JSC «Ukrposhta» said that from February 3, the operator will switch to a fully automated parcel processing process, which will significantly reduce delivery times across the country.
General Staff promotes criminal punishment of TCC for «busification», — MP
The Verkhovna Rada has registered a bill to punish the TCC for the forced mobilization of unfit men — the so-called «busification». The General Staff is lobbying for the punishment.
Mobile and home Internet + TV: Vodafone has launched a line of «3-in-1» GigaCombo tariffs
Vodafone has announced the launch of a new line of «3-in-1» GigaCombo tariffs. These tariffs combine three services in a single tariff offer: mobile communications, fixed Internet and television.
Electronic referrals to the VLC in «Reserve+» will start working from January 31
Last week, the Ministry of Defense started a beta test the use of electronic referrals to the military medical consultation center in the «Reserve+» application. And now, Deputy Minister of Defense for Digitalization Kateryna Chernogorenko saidThe Ministry of Healthcare announced that starting January 31, Ukrainians will be able to massively…
EU to ban resale of PlayStation and Xbox to Russians, — Financial Times
The EU plans to include game consoles in a new package of sanctions, given that Russia’s armed forces can use them to control drones and disassemble them for weapons, reports Financial Times.
«Kyivstar» buys Uklon. Why does the telecom operator need it?
Mobile operator «Kyivstar» has filed an application with the AMCU to acquire Uklon: Ukrainian LLC «Tech Uklon», «Uklon Corporation», «Uklon Ukraine» and Cyprus-based UKLON LTD. At the end of last year, the AMC received an application for permission from «Kyivstar» to acquire control (through «Uklon Corporation») over the assets of…
«Reserve+» now allows you to create an electronic referral to the MAC – beta test has begun
As well as promised earlier Deputy Minister of Defense Kateryna Chernogorenko, the «Reserve+» app has started to introduce electronic referrals to the military medical examination board. The feature is currently in beta status.
BES and State Tax Service to check Apple sellers, — decision of the Verkhovna Rada Tax Committee on de-shadowing of the electronics market
The Committee of the Verkhovna Rada on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy has recognized the actions of law enforcement agencies in the “de-shadowing” of the electronics market as ineffective. In particular, this concerns the sales of Apple equipment.
lifecell will increase mobile tariffs starting next month
Mobile operator lifecell will revise its tariffs and increase their cost in February. This was stated by Mykhailo Shelemba, CEO of DVL («Datagroup», «Volia», and lifecell), in an interview with Forbes Ukraine.
Bank employees reissued cards of customers from the occupied territories and embezzled ₴5 million
Using access to closed automated systems, bank branch managers in the Lviv region reissued customers’ cards and withdrew money from them.
The Ministry of Digital Transformation has «two scenarios» for launching chip production in Ukraine, and the required budget is at least $1 billion
On January 14th, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the Innovation Strategy until 2030, which, among other things, includes the launch of chip manufacturing in Ukraine.
Taxation of all foreign parcels from marketplaces – Hetmantsev introduced bills
Danylo Hetmantsev («Servant of the People»), Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy, has registered in the Verkhovna Rada draft laws on value added tax (VAT) and customs duty on postal items arriving in Ukraine. As said MP, he did it «at the request of business – ACC, EBA, FEU, APITU, URB, RAU, CCI…
Ukraine will punish media for negative comments of readers about officials if they are not removed within 3 days, — new law
On January 14, the Verkhova Rada adopted the bill №11321, which, among other things, specifies the punishment process for the media for “not removing” negative comments about officials under the news.
The most viewed articles on Wikipedia by Ukrainians in 2024 — for the first time, «living» personality is in the lead
The public organization “Wikimedia Ukraine” published a ranking of Wikipedia articles that were of most interest to Ukrainians in 2024.
«Ukrposhta» and Temu have signed an agreement that will speed up the delivery of goods from China to Ukraine
The Ukrainian postal operator “Ukrposhta” and the Chinese marketplace Temu have entered into a “strategic partnership” that will allow for accelerated delivery of goods from China to Ukraine.
Ukraine is ready to provide jobs with reservations for men returning from abroad, — head of the Ministry of Unity
The Ministry of Unity plans to set up job centers where Ukrainians abroad can find employment at defense enterprises in Ukraine — with exemption from mobilization.
«Shake it and talk»: the Ministry of Digital Transformation will have a voice assistant to receive complaints against officials
The head of Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, has announced a new service for citizens to interact with the government—a voice assistant that will allow users to complain about poorly provided government services.
For the first time in history: Magura V5 naval drone shoots down a Russian helicopter
On December 31, the DIU’s Group 13 special forces arranged a wonderful New Year’s gift and sent a Russian military helicopter to a Russian warship. It is noteworthy that for the first time in history, an air target was hit and destroyed by a Magura V5 naval strike drone equipped with missile weapons.
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