GENERAL INFORMATION (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2026

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

These interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting

Standards (“IAS”) 34 Interim Financial Reporting (“IAS 34”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, effective

at the time of preparing the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all the information and disclosures required in

the annual consolidated financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Group’s audited annual consolidated

financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2025 as included in the Annual Report on the Form 20-F filed on

March 16, 2026.

The accounting policies applied are consistent with those applied in the preparation of the annual financial statements for the

year ended December 31, 2025, except for any new standards and interpretations adopted as of January 1, 2026.

These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a historical basis, except for

certain financial instruments and other items that are measured at fair value, as disclosed in the relevant accounting policies. The

interim condensed consolidated income statement has been presented based on the nature of the expense, other than ‘Selling,

general and administrative expenses’, which has been presented based on the function of the expense. Additional information on

the nature of expenses is provided where relevant in the notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

Certain amounts reported in the interim condensed consolidated income statement, statement of financial position and cash

flows have been reclassified in order to conform to the current period presentation.

The interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. Due to the ongoing war

between Russia and Ukraine, material uncertainties affecting the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern are discussed in

detail at the end of this note.

The comparative information for the period ended June 30, 2025 does not represent the interim condensed consolidated

financial statements of the Company as a legal parent. Instead, it has been prepared on a combined (predecessor) basis and

reflects the financial information for Kyivstar Holdings B.V. (formerly VEON Holdings B.V.) and its subsidiaries. Accordingly, such

information may not be fully comparable to the Group's interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the current

period and does not necessarily reflect the results of operations, financial position or cash flows that would have been presented

had the current group structure been in place.

The functional currency of Kyivstar is Ukrainian Hryvnia ("UAH"), the currency of the primary economic environment in which

Kyivstar operates. The interim condensed consolidated financial statements are presented in United States dollars ("U.S. dollar"

or "US$"). In these Notes, U.S. dollar amounts are presented in millions, except for share amounts and as otherwise indicated.

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

For the purpose of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements, the assets and liabilities measured in the

functional currency are translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates prevailing on the balance sheet date, whereas income and

expenses are generally translated into U.S. dollars at historical monthly average exchange rates. Foreign currency translation

adjustments resulting from the process of translating financial statements into U.S. dollars are reported in other comprehensive

income and accumulated within a separate component of Equity.

BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION

The interim condensed consolidated financial statements comprise the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries.

Subsidiaries are all entities (including structured entities) over which the Company has control. Interests held by Kyivstar Group

in its principal subsidiaries as of June 30:


	2026		2025
Name	Interest	Country of operation	Interest	Country of operation

JSC Kyivstar	99.995%	Ukraine	99.995%	Ukraine
LLC Kyivstar.Tech	100.00%	Ukraine	100.00%	Ukraine
LLC Helsi Ukraine *	97.99%	Ukraine	97.99%	Ukraine
LLC Lan Trace****	100.00%	Ukraine	100.00%	Ukraine
LLC Uklon Corporate *	97.00%	Ukraine	97.00%	Ukraine
LLC Uklon Tech *	97.00%	Ukraine	97.00%	Ukraine
LLC Uklon Ltd *	97.00%	Cyprus	97.00%	Cyprus
Uklon LLC (100.00% subsidiary of LLC Uklon Ltd)	100.00%	Uzbekistan	100.00%	Uzbekistan
Kyivstar Holdings B.V.***	100.00%	Netherlands	100.00%	Netherlands
Kyivstar Cayman Corp.**	—	—	100.00%	Cayman Islands
SUNVIN 11 LLC	100.00%	Ukraine	100.00%	Ukraine
LLC ISP Shtorm	100.00%	Ukraine	—	—
LLC MTPK	100.00%	Ukraine	—	—
LLC Farmel (100.00% subsidiary of LLC MTPK)	100.00%	Ukraine	—	—
LLC Farma Studio (100.00% subsidiary of LLC MTPK)	100.00%	Ukraine	—	—
LLC Energy Space	100.00%	Ukraine	—	—
LLC Ternovytsia Solar Plus	100.00%	Ukraine	—	—
LLC Energopostach-Plus	100.00%	Ukraine	—	—
LLC Lightfull	100.00%	Ukraine	—	—
LLC Sunlight Generation	100.00%	Ukraine	—	—
LLC Ternovytsia Solar	100.00%	Ukraine	—	—

*In each of these subsidiaries, a symmetrical put and call option agreement for the remaining ownership interest exists. As a result, on each

respective acquisition date, the Company determined that it had a present ownership interest in the remaining ownership percentage and has

consolidated these subsidiaries fully at 100%.

**The entity was liquidated on January 28, 2026.

***Name of VEON Holdings B.V. has been changed to Kyivstar Holdings B.V., effective February 10, 2026.

****The merger of LLC “Lan Trace” into JSC Kyivstar was registered on July 3, 2026. As a result, LLC “Lan Trace” is in the process of liquidation

through merger.

On February 10, 2026, JSC Kyivstar entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire 100% of the equity interests of LLC

MTPK and its subsidiaries, LLC Farmel and LLC Farma Studio (together, the “Tabletki Group”), a Ukrainian business providing

an online platform for searching and booking medicines and other pharmacy products. The transaction closed on February 10,

2026 for a purchase consideration of US$161.

On February 26, 2026, the Group acquired 100% of the equity interests of ISP Shtorm LLC, a regional fixed broadband operator

providing internet services to residential and business customers in Ukraine for a purchase consideration of US$10.

On May 26, 2026, the Group completed the acquisition of 100% of the equity interests of Energopostach-Plus LLC, Lightfull LLC,

Sunlight Generation LLC, Ternovytsia Solar LLC, Energy Space LLC and Ternovytsia Solar Plus LLC (together, the “six solar

power plants”), which own and operate six solar power plants located in the Lviv region of Ukraine with a combined installed

generation capacity of 105 megawatts ("MW"), for a purchase consideration of US$70 million.

Refer to "major developments during six-month period ended June 30, 2026" for more details.

In the interim condensed consolidated financial statements subsidiary undertakings – which are those companies in which the

Group directly or indirectly, has an interest of more than half of the voting rights or otherwise has power to exercise control over

the operations – have been fully consolidated.

Intercompany transactions, balances and unrealized gains or losses on transactions between Kyivstar Group companies are

eliminated. When necessary, amounts reported by subsidiaries have been adjusted to conform with Kyivstar Group’s accounting

policies.

GOING CONCERN

As of July 31, 2026, the war in Ukraine is ongoing, millions of people have fled Ukraine, and the country has sustained significant

damage to infrastructure and assets. Currently, we have 21.8 million subscribers in Ukraine, where they are supported by

approximately 5,667 employees. Kyivstar Group’s priority is to protect the safety and well-being of our employees and their

families. We have developed and, in some cases, implemented additional contingency plans to relocate work and/or personnel

who are integral to the provision of essential communication services to other geographies and add new locations, as

appropriate. As of July 31, 2026, most of our Ukraine subsidiary’s employees remain in the country.

The war has resulted in events and conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going

concern:

•The Company may need to record future impairment charges in Ukraine, which could be material, if the war continues

or escalates and/or due to macroeconomic conditions.

•As of July 31, 2026, the Company continues to conclude that neither VEON Ltd. nor any of its subsidiaries is targeted

by sanctions imposed by any of the United States, European Union (and individual EU member states) and the United

Kingdom. However, the interpretation and enforcement of these sanctions and counter-sanctions may result in

unanticipated outcomes and could give rise to material uncertainties, which could complicate our business decisions.

For example, to protect U.S. foreign policy and national security interests, the U.S. government has broad discretion to

at times impose a broad range of extraterritorial “secondary” sanctions under which non-U.S. persons carrying out

certain activities may be penalized or designated as sanctioned parties, even if the activities have no ties, contact with,

or nexus to the United States or the U.S. financial system at all. These secondary sanctions could be imposed on the

Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries if they were to engage in activity that the U.S. government determined

was undertaken knowingly and rose to the level of material or significant support to, for, or on behalf of certain

sanctioned parties.

•Ukraine has also implemented and may implement further sanctions or measures on individuals or entities with close

ties to Russia, which may negatively impact Kyivstar, if VEON is considered by local Ukrainian authorities as being a

company controlled by sanctioned persons. In October 2023, VEON received notification from local custodian that the

following percentages of the corporate rights in our Ukrainian subsidiaries have been frozen: (i) 47.85% of Kyivstar, (ii)

100% of Ukraine Tower Company ("UTC"), a related party to the Company, (iii) 100% of Kyivstar.Tech, and (iv) 69.99%

of Helsi Ukraine. On November 29, 2024, the Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv ruled in favor of a request to

unfreeze 47.85% of VEON’s corporate rights in Kyivstar and 100% of VEON’s corporate rights in its other Ukrainian

subsidiaries. The decision fully removes the restrictions on VEON’s corporate rights imposed by Ukrainian courts on its

wholly owned Kyivstar and other Ukrainian subsidiaries. We are continuing to work with our local custodian to remove

any remaining restrictions in respect of corporate rights.

Management has taken actions to address the events and conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to

continue as a going concern:

•The Company has implemented business continuity plans to address known contingency scenarios to ensure that we

have adequate processes and practices in place to protect the safety of our people and to handle potential impacts to

our operations in Ukraine.

•The Company actively engages with stakeholders, including suppliers, customers, and regulatory authorities, to

proactively address potential disruptions. Diversification of supply chains and markets to reduce dependency on regions

affected by the war is implemented where possible. Management also continues to review and update risk management

policies to enhance resilience against the volatility stemming from the war.

•The Company continues to fund its operations for the next twelve months primarily through a combination of existing

liquidity and anticipated proceeds from its customers, including its wholesale business outside Ukraine. As of June 30,

2026, the Company holds US$364 in cash and cash equivalents and US$91 of other liquid financial assets, providing a

total available funding of approximately US$455, which significantly exceeds the Company’s projected operating

expenditures for the next twelve months. The Company has no material unrelated party debts and therefore no

unrelated party debt covenants. The resilience of the Company and its ability to generate strong cash flows has been

proven through the full-scale war since 2022.

•Management is actively monitoring any new developments in applicable sanctions to ensure that we continue to be in

compliance and to evaluate any potential impact on the Company’s financial performance, operations, and governance.

Management has actively engaged with sanctions authorities where appropriate. Management is engaging with

authorities in Ukraine to address any concerns they have about the ownership and management of Kyivstar and to

provide all necessary assurances to confirm that sanctioned individuals, including any beneficial owners of LPE Middle

East Limited (formerly L1T VIP Holdings S.à r.l., "LetterOne"), do not participate in the management of Kyivstar.

•Matters relating to the VEON-related legal proceedings and restrictions on certain corporate rights remain ongoing.

There were no material developments during the six-month period ended June 30, 2026, or during the period June 30,

2026 through July 31, 2026.

•The Company’s Nasdaq listing, together with the completion of its secondary offering in February 2026, continues to

enhance the Group’s access to capital markets and broaden its investor base.

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern

basis. In accordance with IAS 1, Presentation of Financial Statements, the Company has determined that the aforementioned

conditions and events, considered in the aggregate, may cast substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a

going concern for at least 12 months after the date these interim condensed consolidated financial statements were authorized

for issuance. Management expects the actions it has taken or will take will mitigate the risk associated with the identified events

and conditions. However, given the uncertainty and exogenous nature of the ongoing war and potential future imposed sanctions

as well as potential new counter-sanctions, management concluded that a material uncertainty remains related to events or

conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, such that it may be unable to

realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. As a U.S. SEC registrant, the Company is required

to have its financial statements audited in accordance with Public Company Accounting Oversight Board ("PCAOB") standards.

References in these IFRS financial statements to matters that may cast significant doubt about the Company’s ability to continue

as a going concern also raise substantial doubt as contemplated by the PCAOB standards.

NEW STANDARDS, INTERPRETATIONS AND AMENDMENTS ADOPTED BY THE GROUP

NEW STANDARDS, INTERPRETATIONS AND AMENDMENTS ADOPTED BY THE

GROUP

The accounting policies adopted in the preparation of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements are consistent

with those followed in the preparation of the Group's audited annual consolidated financial statements as of and for the year

ended December 31, 2025.

Certain new and amended standards became effective as of January 1, 2026, which did not have a material impact on Kyivstar

Group's interim condensed consolidated financial statements. Kyivstar Group has not early adopted any standards,

interpretations or amendments that have been issued but have not yet become effective.