On June 5, 2026, Uklon signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of e-Wings, an electric scooter operator. The deal is valued at 97.6 million hryvnias (approximately $2.2 million). The deal is scheduled to close in the third quarter of 2026 — until then, e-Wings will continue operating as a separate business.
What is e-Wings and why this company
E-Wings is one of four largest micromobility operators in Ukraine alongside JET.RIDE, Bolt, and Vevi. The company operates in several cities, offering scooter rentals with speeds up to 20 km/h, insurance for each trip, and multi-rental of up to three scooters from one device. Co-founder Roman Motruk noted in a comment on the deal that joining Uklon will allow faster scaling compared to growing independently. The second founder, Oleg Bilyi, emphasized the goal of making short trips more efficient.
A small deal within a larger strategy
At $2.2 million, the deal is a modest sum even by Ukrainian standards. However, the agreement occurs within a specific corporate context: Kyivstar acquired Uklon in March-April 2025, and since then the platform has consistently added services — delivery, in-app advertising, bus ticket sales. E-Wings becomes the fifth layer.
"Kyivstar is building a digital ecosystem around everyday services. By adding e-Wings to Uklon, we are expanding from connectivity to digital services that improve life and support sustainable urban mobility"
— Kaan Terzioglu, CEO of VEON Group
Behind Kyivstar stands VEON — a Nasdaq-listed operator that, according to its own data, invested $1.3 billion in digital infrastructure in Ukraine between 2023 and 2026. The acquisition of e-Wings fits within this logic: demonstrating that investments generate real services.
Parallel track: autonomous vehicles
On May 27, 2026 — a week before the e-Wings deal — Uklon launched Ukraine's first live testing of autonomous vehicle technologies in partnership with Boryspil Airport. The pilot uses LiDAR, onboard sensors, telemetry, and remote operators as a transitional level before fully autonomous mode. Together, both announcements paint not a taxi company with scooters, but an ambition to become the base platform for urban mobility — from the last mile to autonomous robotaxi.
What remains open
The deal is signed but not closed. Until Q3 2026, it may still not happen — such conditions are standard for regulatory reviews or meeting financial conditions. Moreover, app integration is technically more complex than buying a legal entity: the user should see scooters in the same interface where they call a taxi, without friction when switching. Uklon has not publicly announced a timeline for such integration.
Meanwhile, the micromobility market in Ukraine remains fragmented: as of 2024, the country had 22 micromobility rental services operating, and only eight cities have approved sustainable urban mobility plans. Buying one operator does not solve the infrastructure problem — parking zones, regulated speed corridors, coordination with cities.
If Uklon actually closes the deal in Q3 and by the end of 2026 demonstrates real integration of scooters into the app — this will be the first test of whether Kyivstar's ecosystem strategy works at the product level, not just in corporate press releases.
