Kyivstar Group Ltd. (KYIV) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Operator

Hello, and welcome to Kyivstar’s 1Q ’26 Results Presentation. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded today. [Operator Instructions]

Cole Akeson, you may begin.

Cole Akeson
Group Director of Investor Relations

Thank you. Good afternoon, and good morning. Thank you all for joining us to discuss Kyivstar Group’s or Kyivstar’s first quarter results. I am Cole Akeson, Group Director for Kyivstar Investor Relations. Joining me today are Kaan Terzioglu, Chairman of the Board; Oleksandr Komarov, the CEO; Boris Dolgushin, our CFO; and Anand Ramachandran, Chief Corporate Development Officer for VEON. Oleksandr will begin with strategic and operational highlights, followed by Boris with a review of our financial performance. We will then open the line for questions.

Before we begin, please note that today’s presentation contains forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties. Further details are available in our SEC filings, including our Form 20-F filed March 16, 2026. Our earnings release and presentation are available on our Investor Relations website.

With that, I’ll hand over to Oleksandr.

Oleksandr Komarov
President

Thank you, Cole. Hello, everyone. We started 2026 with strong execution. Our telecom core is resilient. Our digital ecosystem is scaling. The 2 businesses fit each other.

Let