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Critical infrastructure — reservations for online casinos. One of the most illustrative examples is LLC “Favbet Tech” (Favbet), which later changed its name to “Highload Solutions.” According to hromadske, the company develops software for Favbet and remains connected to the brand’s corporate group. In March 2022 it became a resident of Diia.City.
In April 2024 the company reserved 15 employees. Information about this became public after Member of Parliament Oleksandr Fediyenko published the Ministry of Economy’s order. The decision caused an outcry: the public asked why companies whose activities are related to the gambling business receive reservation rights. At the time Favbet stated that the company is part of the “Ukrainian cyber army.” Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov explained the need for reservations as a requirement to keep highly qualified IT specialists.
Then-Minister of Economy Yuliia Svyrydenko reported the cancellation of the order to reserve employees of companies that had caused public concern in order to prevent further division. However, according to hromadske, the story did not end there. From July 2024 to August 2025 the reservation covered another 20 employees of Favbet Tech. That is, after the loud scandal the company again appeared among enterprises whose employees received deferrals from mobilization. That in itself does not prove a violation of the law, but it raises questions about the criteria used to assess its criticality.
The list that hromadske examined also includes LLC “Billtech Games” and LLC “Computer Service.” Both companies are linked to providing services in the gambling sector and at the same time hold Diia.City resident status.
“Billtech Games” became a resident in October 2023. According to journalists, between July 2024 and August 2025 the company reserved ten employees. Hromadske names Andrii Rutkovskyi, a former patrol police officer of Vinnytsia region, as its owner. He did not answer reporters’ calls. LLC “Computer Service” obtained Diia.City resident status in July 2023. According to hromadske, from August 2024 to August 2025 seven of its employees had reservations. Company representatives confirmed to journalists that the reserved employees are still employed. Two other companies — “Product Madness Ukraine” and “Playtika Ukraine” — operate in the so-called social casino segment. These are games with virtual coins or chips that cannot be cashed out for real money. At the same time users may be offered the option to buy additional in-game resources or capabilities. According to hromadske, these companies together reserved 21 employee in the period from January 2024 to August 2025.
Thus, in these five companies linked to the gambling sector, journalists recorded 58 employees who received reservations during the periods examined.
“G5 Holding Ukr,” a mobile game developer and Diia.City resident since August 2022. The Ukrainian company is connected to Swedish G5 Entertainment. In G5’s financial report for 2024 Russian shareholders were mentioned, as well as two Russian companies, one of which still has a Swedish entity as a co-founder. According to hromadske, one of them gradually ceased operations, while the other in 2024 earned 48 million rubles.
According to journalists, in 2024 G5 Holding Ukr reserved 67 employees. Company representative Oksana Zamula denied that the Ukrainian legal entity has ties to Russia and noted that it is not responsible for the shareholders of the parent company.
Another case is “Mirantis Ukraine,” a Diia.City resident since early 2024, which provides cloud technology services. According to hromadske, the American Mirantis Inc. is connected to the Russian legal entity “Mirantis IT,” which after the start of the full-scale invasion remained registered in the Russian Federation. Journalists reported that the Ukrainian company reserved 20 employees from July 2024 to August 2025.
LLC “Laboratory of Information Systems,” a developer of software for managing radio frequency spectrum. According to hromadske, from July 2024 to August 2025 the company reserved three employees. Journalists also found a connection of one of the companies in its ownership structure with a Russian legal entity and a Russian citizen. Diia.City, meanwhile, explained that the share that previously belonged to Russian persons, according to their information, was transferred to a French company. At the same time, those corresponding changes, according to the publication, were not reflected in the Ukrainian register.
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