VEON's Kyivstar Expands Digital Portfolio with Acquisition of Uklon, Ukraine's Top Ride-Hailing Business

Kyiv and Dubai, March 19, 2025 – VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a global digital operator (“VEON”), today announces its wholly-owned subsidiary JSC Kyivstar (“Kyivstar”) has signed an agreement to acquire Uklon group (“Uklon”), a leading Ukrainian ride-hailing and delivery platform. This strategic acquisition marks Kyivstar’s expansion into a new area of digital consumer services in line with VEON’s digital operator strategy. Uklon operates in 27 cities across Ukraine and unites more than 100 thousand driver-par ...