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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

Operator

Good afternoon, everyone and thank you for participating in today’s conference call to discuss Avax One’s financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. Joining us today are the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Jolie Kahn; and Chief Financial Officer, Chris Polimeni.

By now, everyone should have access to Avax’s First Quarter 2026 earnings press release, which was issued earlier this afternoon at approximately 4:05 p.m. Eastern Time. The release is available in the Investor Relations section of the company’s website at www.avax-one.com. This call will also be available for webcast replay on the company’s website.

Following management’s remarks, we’ll open up the call for your questions. Please be advised this conference call will contain statements that are considered forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain known and unknown risks and uncertainties as well as assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are also subject to other risks and uncertainties that are described from time to time in the company’s filings with the SEC. Do not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which are being made only as of the date of this call, except as required by law, the company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.

For important risks and assumptions associated with such forward-looking statements, please refer to the company’s SEC filings. Now over to you, Jolie.