One of the most influential businessmen in Ukraine is a Czech. In an interview for iDNES Premium, Tomáš Fiala talks about media ownership, his clashes with Zelensky’s administration, the declining influence of oligarchs, and his support for Kharkiv’s “Khartia” brigade.

Sergey Fursa, an expert with Dragon Capital, a leading Ukrainian investment bank: "After what happened, we can expect anything. Because indeed the Ukrainian authorities have thus crossed all possible red lines, violating all the obligations undertaken within the framework of cooperation with the International Monetary Fund, with the European Union within the framework of European integration, and even violating the conditions of madness. Because now, after this, nothing is impossible. And this creates very significant risks for the country".

“When Russia controlled the Ukrainian exports in 2023, they sabotaged it. We are not interested (in returning to that),” said Serhii Fursa, deputy managing director at investment firm Dragon Capital.

Approximately 700 million cubic meters were purchased for the entire heating season in 2023, according to estimates by Denys Sakva, an energy analyst at Kyiv-based investment firm Dragon Capital

That compares to approximately 700 million cubic meters purchased through the entire heating season in 2023, according to estimates from Denys Sakva, an energy analyst with Kyiv-based investment company Dragon Capital

Olena Bilan, chief economist at Ukrainian investment bank Dragon Capital, told the Kyiv Independent that U.S. financial aid to Ukraine includes $32 billion in the form of grants that don't have to be repaid and loans worth $4 billion. 

“You would need 500 one-MW generators to replace a Kyiv TPP that generates 500 MW,” Dragon Capital senior analyst Denis Sakva told Kyiv Post.