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RELATED PARTIES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Related party transactions [abstract]  
RELATED PARTIES RELATED PARTIES
The immediate parent and the ultimate controlling shareholder of the Company are VEON Amsterdam B.V. and VEON Ltd.,
respectively.
Related parties, as defined by IAS 24, are natural persons or companies that can be influenced by Kyivstar Group Ltd., that can
exert an influence on the Company or that are under the influence of another related party of the Company. Transactions with
related parties were conducted at arm’s length.
The following table provides the total amount of transactions that have been entered into with related parties and their affiliates
for the six-month period ended June 30:
2026
2025
Ultimate and
Immediate
parent
Entities
under
common
control
Key
Management
Personnel
Ultimate and
Immediate
parent
Entities
under
common
control
Key
Management
Personnel
Cost of services, equipment and accessories
(8)
(7)
Selling, general and administrative expenses
(2)
(2)
Finance costs
(3)
(22)
(1)
(30)
Depreciation charge of right-of-use asset
(20)
(25)
Other operating income
1
1
Other operating expenses
(3)
(20)
Finance income
8
Total
(3)
(52)
(2)
(13)
(61)
(2)
The following table provides the total amount of transactions that have been entered into with related parties and their affiliates
for the three-month period ended June 30:
2026
2025
Ultimate and
Immediate
parent
Entities
under
common
control
Key
Management
Personnel
Ultimate and
Immediate
parent
Entities
under
common
control
Key
Management
Personnel
Cost of services, equipment and accessories
(4)
(5)
Selling, general and administrative expenses
(1)
(1)
Finance costs
(2)
(11)
(20)
Depreciation charge of right-of-use asset
(10)
(17)
Other operating income
1
Other operating expenses
(1)
(11)
Finance income
3
Total
(2)
(26)
(1)
(8)
(41)
(1)
The following table provides the total balance of accounts with related parties and their affiliates at the end of the relevant period:
June 30, 2026
December 31, 2025
Ultimate and
Immediate parent
Entities under
common control
Ultimate and
Immediate parent
Entities under
common control
Right-of-use assets - LLC "Ukraine Tower Company"
228
214
Trade and other receivables - LLC “Ukraine Tower
Company”
1
1
Indemnity receivable from VEON Amsterdam B.V.
28
40
Other receivables from VEON Amsterdam B.V.
9
Financial assets - VEON Ltd.
1
1
29
229
50
215
Trade and other payables - LLC “Ukraine Tower Company”
(8)
(8)
Trade and other payables - VEON Ltd.
(14)
(17)
Trade and other payables - VEON Group Holding
Company Ltd
(21)
(17)
Lease liabilities - LLC “Ukraine Tower Company”
(269)
(250)
Loan Note Payable - VEON Amsterdam B.V.
(53)
(57)
Other current liabilities - VEON Ltd.
(4)
(12)
(71)
(298)
(86)
(275)
Lease liabilities with LLC “Ukraine Tower Company” relate to lease arrangements for telecommunications tower infrastructure
and are disclosed in Note 8, including information on the nature of the leases, lease terms and significant accounting
assumptions.
On May 28, 2026, the Company offset US$9 of amounts payable under the VEON Amsterdam B.V. loan note against amounts
receivable from VEON Amsterdam B.V. Refer to Note 8 for further information.
On June 10, 2026, Other current liabilities to VEON Ltd. of US$8 were settled through a financing arrangement within the Group.
The settlement reduced the Group’s outstanding related-party liabilities to VEON Ltd. as of June 30, 2026.