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Kyivstar rolled out Starlink Direct-to-Cell service late in 2025.
Oleksandr Komarov is CEO of Kyivstar and Kaan Terzioğlu is CEO of VEON Group, and their leadership guided Kyivstar’s transition into a digital ecosystem provider.
Kyivstar was the first Ukrainian company to list on a U.S. stock exchange.
VEON and Kyivstar committed $1 billion in investment for the 2023–2027 period to rebuild Ukraine’s digital infrastructure.
The secondary transaction will significantly increase Kyivstar’s public float on Nasdaq following the expected close and potentially enhance daily trading liquidity.
Kyivstar Group Ltd. priced a secondary public offering of 12,500,000 common shares at $10.50 per share on January 29, 2026.
Kyivstar’s partnership with Starlink reached 3.0 million Direct to Cell users on January 15, 2026.
Kyivstar is not issuing new shares in the secondary offering and will receive none of the proceeds.
Kyivstar has reached 3.0 million registered users for its Starlink Direct to Cell satellite connectivity service as of January 15, 2026.
Since the Starlink Direct to Cell service launch, Kyivstar subscribers have exchanged more than 1.2 million SMS messages via satellite.
The Kyivstar partnership with Starlink is a key component of VEON’s pledge to invest $1 billion in Ukraine’s digital infrastructure between 2023 and 2027.
Starlink Direct to Cell usage for Kyivstar is concentrated in Kyiv, Lviv, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, and Dnipro.
The Starlink Direct to Cell service is accessible at no additional cost to all 15.5 million Kyivstar 4G smartphone users through their existing tariff plans.
Kyivstar launched its Starlink Direct to Cell service on November 24, 2025.
The 3.0 million registered users represent more than 10% of Kyivstar’s total mobile subscriber base.
Kyivstar is a Ukrainian subsidiary of VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON).
Kyivstar, another VEON company, started direct-to-cell services for customers with Starlink last month.
Ukraine was the first European country to initiate widespread direct-to-device services with mobile network operator Kyivstar working with Starlink.
Kyivstar is the first European operator to benefit from the partnership between BICS and Starlink.
Kyivstar serves nearly 22.5 million Ukrainians as of September 30, 2025.