91 companies have removed Russian owners despite the ban introduced at the beginning of 2025

Since January 2025, 91 companies in Ukraine have removed Russian owners. Among them, 88 are still actively operating, while 3 are in the process of termination.

Before this, 714 companies had already deleted Russian ownership since the start of the full-scale invasion, despite the legal ban. Opentatabot previously addressed the Ministry of Justice regarding the legality of such re-registrations. As a result, only a few inspections were carried out, and 8 registration changes were declared illegal.

A third of the companies that cut Russian ties are based in Kyiv — 30 businesses. Next come Odesa region with 9 companies, and Kharkiv, Lviv, and Vinnytsia regions — with 7 each.

The largest share of companies operate in wholesale trade — 15, followed by real estate activities — 13, retail trade — 8, fisheries — 6, as well as IT and consulting — 5.

Most of the companies that removed Russian owners have a turnover of up to ₴10 million — 38 businesses. Another 10 earned between ₴10—100 million, 4 exceeded ₴100 million, and 39 did not submit financial reports.

Among the companies that removed Russian owners, there are those actively participating in state tenders. For example, TATNEFT-AZS-UKRAINE has won 43 tenders worth over ₴6.8 million since the start of the full-scale invasion. Other leaders include MIREKC with 4 tenders totaling ₴122,000, and VK SERVICE PLUS with 1 tender worth ₴57,000.

It is worth noting that the legislation regulating changes in companies with Russian owners remains unchanged. Only certain categories of Russian citizens are allowed to make such changes — those who legally reside in Ukraine or hold less than 10% of the company’s share capital.

Opendatabot does not remove the marker indicating Russian or Belarusian ownership even after formal changes, since there are cases where the replacement exists only on paper, while Russian owners continue to profit in Ukraine.