Company: KYIV
Filing Date: 2025-12-09
Form Type: F-1/A
Source: 0001213900-25-119722
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Company: Kyivstar Group Ltd.
Filing Date: 2025-12-09
Form: F-1/A
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 to appropriation if Russian forces obtain control of the regions within Ukraine where those assets are situated These actions, if they occur, could have an adverse effect on our ability to continue to operate. Our ability to provide services may be impaired if our infrastructure is significantly damaged, destroyed or occupied. We maintain an arm’s -lengthrelationship with Ukraine’s leading telecommunications infrastructure provider, Ukraine Tower Company (“UTC”). As of December 31, 2024, we and UTC jointly owned and operated approximately 15,500 sites, 1,000 of which were added in 2023 and 1,000 of which were added in 2024. As of December 31, 2024, we held approximately 6,800 tower sites. Approximately 1,000 additional sites were contemplated to be transferred to UTC in 2023, but restrictions on assets located on state or communal property related to the imposition of martial law in Ukraine caused the transaction to be put on hold. Subject to management and board approval, such sites may be transferred to UTC in the future once restrictions are lifted. See “ Kyivstar Relationships and Related Party Transactions — Ukraine Tower Company Agreements.” We and UTC have experienced partial destruction of our infrastructure (about 5.3% of our combined telecommunication network has been damaged or destroyed, of which about 82% has been restored as of December 31, 2024). Approximately 6% of our combined telecommunication network was not functional and located in the Russian -occupiedterritories as of December 31, 2024. There can be no assurance that our Ukrainian network will not sustain additional major damage and that such damage can be repaired in a timely manner as the war continues. In addition, with increased targeting of Ukraine’s electrical grid, we have faced challenges ensuring that our network assets in Ukraine have a power source. As of December 31, 2024, we funded the installation of approximately 2,600 generators (stationary diesel generators, mobile diesel generator and third -partystationary diesel generators) and approximately 176,000 additional batteries 9 for backup capacity and improved network resilience. There can be no assurance that such capacity will be sufficient to meet regulatory requirements or improve our network resilience. If we do not maintain adequate backup capacity, we could be subject to fines and reputational harm, which could adversely affect our business and results of operations. The ongoing war in Ukraine, and related economic sanctions and export control actions against Russia, have also led to a surge in certain commodity prices and other