THE INVESTMENT PASSPORT OF LUHANSK OBLAST Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast was created within the The investment passport will be an effective tool to increase framework of the United Nations Recovery and Peacebuilding foreign financial resources to meet the development needs Programme with the financial support of the European Union, of the region, boost international, interregional and foreign the governments of Denmark, Poland and Japan at the economic activities in the region and establish business initiative of Luhansk Regional State Administration. Opinions, contacts with potential investors and business partners. expressed in this publication belong to the author(s) and may Information and materials, contained in the investment not reflect the official position of the European Union, the passport of Luhansk region, are free for copying, reprinting governments of Denmark, Poland and Japan or the United and distribution throughout Ukraine, if they are free of charge Nations Recovery and Peacebuilding Programme. for the final consumer and if such copying, reprinting and The purpose of this document is the domestic and international distribution contains mandatory reference to the authors communities along with investors with the economic and and objects of property rights to this information and social potential of Luhansk region, its investment attractiveness, developments. as well as to promote investment advantages of the region. / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 3 CONTENTS
04 LUHANSK OBLAST DEVELOPMENT 44 INVESTMENT PROPOSALS STRATEGY THROUGH TO 2027 (TEASERS) 06 ADMINISTRATIVE AND TERRITORIAL 54 INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION STRUCTURE OF THE REGION 58 BRAND 09 NATURAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL 59 BUSINESS PRESENTATION EVENTS DATA 61 HEALTHCARE 10 MINERAL RESOURCES 62 SCIENCE AND INNOVATIONS 12 INDUSTRY 68 EDUCATION 16 ENERGY INDUSTRY 70 LABOR POTENTIAL. PERSONAL 17 ECOLOGY INCOME 20 AGRICULTURAL SECTOR 73 SPORTS 22 TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AND 74 CULTURE COMMUNICATIONS 78 TOURISM 26 PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANY 29 SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES 32 TRADE AND SERVICE INDUSTRY 33 SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE 35 BUDGET HEADROOM 36 PUBLIC POLICY IMPLEMENTATION 39 FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS 41 INVESTMENT POTENTIAL 4 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ LUHANSK OBLAST DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY THROUGH TO 2027
Strategic aim 1 Strategic aim 2 Economic growth of the Restoration of critical infrastructure region: competitiveness, smart of the region specialization, favorable business environment
Development of innovative sectors of economy with high Infrastructure restoration: logistics, energy supply added value • Ensure sustainable energy supply and increase energy • Promote sustainable development of industries with high security added value, with respect to non-discrimination and • Restore transport and logistics infrastructure and gender equality principles improve transport connections with respect to inclusion • Support development of the regional innovation requirements ecosystem
Rural development within the framework of partnership and Restoration for the population and development of regional cooperation system of provision services for the population • Promote the agricultural productivity and efficiency • Restore and develop a system of specialized and highly specialized medical care, with respect to non- • Contribute to the improvement of agricultural processing discrimination and gender equality principles efficiency • Improve access to quality services in the area, adjacent to delimitation zone, with respect to non-discrimination and gender equality principles Systematic business support and its diversification • Restore and develop regional infrastructure for • Support the development of small and medium-sized the provision of social services with respect to non- enterprises (SMEs) and promote self-employment of discrimination and gender equality principles population with a focus on supporting women, youth and vulnerable groups • Develop recreational infrastructure and tourism, with respect to inclusion requirements • Promote the reindustrialization and modernization of the region’s coal industry • Bring the training system into conformity with the needs of regional economy, with respect to non-discrimination and gender equality principles • Improve investment attractiveness and contribute to the international promotion of the region / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 5
Strategic aim 3 Strategic aim 4 Effective human oriented Security, national identity and management integral information space
Effective management, communication and partnerships Safe territory • Improve regional development management with • Create safe conditions for living and moving in the region respect to non-discrimination and gender equality with respect to gender-responsive approach principles • Promote development systems of democratic Establishment of value system on the basis of national unity and instruments in management systems with respect to non- social cohesion discrimination and gender equality principles • Intensify information campaigns and contribute to • Promote the formation of an effective system of countering Anti-Ukrainian propaganda interregional partnership • Promote the establishment of active civil society with Development of customer service infrastractures respect to gender-responsive approach • Restore and develop the infrastructure of regional institutions with respect to non-discrimination and gender Information space of the region equality principles • Provide coverage of the territory for the region via TV • Promote development of infrastructure and provision and radio channels of services in communities on a co-financing basis, with respect to non-discrimination and gender equality • Contribute to the development of a “Common digital principles space” in the region Environementally-friendly, energy-efficient resource saving • Establish a solid waste management system • Contribute to sustainable use of water resources and reduce environmental pollution by wastewater discharges • Establish systems for monitoring environmental pollution in accordance with the requirements of EU Directives • Promote energy efficiency and development of alternative energy sources • Promote protection and expansion of the network Reference to the website of nature reserve fund territories and objects of local http://loga.gov.ua/sites/default/files/collections/strategiya_ta_ significance rozporyadzhennya_vid_26.03.2020_no_246_0.pdf 6 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ ADMINISTRATIVE AND TERRITORIAL STRUCTURE OF THE REGION 1. Population centers:
Controlled by Ukraine Temporarily occupied territory
18,3 thous. sq. km 8,4 thous. sq. km
675,7 thous. people 1460,3 thous. people incl. IDP 278,7 thous. people
4 Districts 4 Districts (Svativskyi, Sievierodonetskyi, Starobilskyi, Shchastynskyi)*
12 Cities of district jurisdiction 22 Cities (Popasna, Kreminna, Svatove, Starobilsk, Zolote, Shchastia, Hirske, Novodruzhesk, Pryvillia, Sievierodonetsk, Lysychansk, Rubizhne)
28 Small towns 81 Small towns
517 Villages 263 Villages
* Resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine No. 807-IX “On the formation and liquidation of districts” / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 7 ADMINISTRATIVE AND TERRITORIAL PERSPECTIVE PLAN FOR FORMATION OF TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES OF LUHANSK OBLAST* STRUCTURE OF THE REGION * Decree of the CMU No. 486-р of 29.04.2020 Schematic part List of capable territorial communities of (Luhansk Oblast map) Luhansk region
Name of territorial community (TC)
Temporarily occupied Controlled by Ukraine Number of TC territory
Bilovodska 14 Bilokurakynska 11 Lozno-Oleksandrivska 6 Krasnorichenska 6 Kreminska 3 Markivska 9 Milovska 8 Novoaidarska 13 Shchastynska 4 Bilolutska 6 Novopskovska 11 Hirska 6 Popasnianska 4 Svativska 11 Kolomyichyska 5 Nyzhnioduvanska 6 Shyrokivska 6 Nyzhnioteplivska 5 Stanychno-Luhanska 4 Starobilska 11 Chmyrivska 7 Shulhynska 4 263 Villages Troitska 14 Lysychanska 7 Rubizhanska 6 Sievierodonetska 9 8 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ ADMINISTRATIVE AND TERRITORIAL STRUCTURE OF THE REGION
Temporarily occupied territory Number of TC
Lutuhynska 11 Zymohirivska 8 Alchevska 18 Antratsytivska 13 Dovzhanska 17 Kadiivska 15 Luhanska 10 Rovenkivska 8 Molodo-Hvardiiska 10 Sorokynska 13 Khrustalnenska 14
Reference to interactive map of administrative and territorial structure of the region: https://cutt.ly/Ei9BYRe.
The interactive decetralization map is posted on ArcGIS Online platform and displays information about perspective plan for the formation of community territories, condition of ATC (amalgamated territorial communities) formation, location of governmental and municipal institutions that provide services to the population, as well as contains other information and analytical materials. The interactive map is located at: https://cutt.ly/decetralization
Reference to website of decentralization in Ukraine ( Luhansk Oblast) - https://decentralization.gov.ua/gromada
Monitoring of power decentralization and local self- government reformation process https://decentralization.gov.ua/uploads/library/ file/526/10.01.2020.pdf / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 9 ADMINISTRATIVE AND TERRITORIAL NATURAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL DATA STRUCTURE OF THE REGION
Kyiv 750 км
Lviv 1 289 км Sievierodonetsk
Odessa 853 км Mariupol 282 км
Advantages:
1 resource potential; 2 proximity to other industrial centers will allow the development of businesses, services, and the agro-industrial complex
Climate: moderately continental.
Total annual amount of precipitation amounted to 386.3- 609.7 mm. Average air temperature: winter -3.9 Со, summer +22.3 Со. Maximum air temperature over a year rose to +35.1-36.7Со in the first summer month. Minimum air temperature over a year fell to -18,8 -23,4 Со. Height above the sea level: 56-178 m.
Relief: undulating plain.
Distance from east to west – 170 km, from north to south – 275 km.
Distance from regional center to the city of Kyiv 750 km, to Lviv – 1289 km, to Odessa – 853 km, to Mariupol – 282 km.
Distance to the nearest European capitals: Bucharest – 1384 km, Warsaw – 1509 km, Sofia – 1761 km, Budapest – 1849 km, Prague – 2124 km. 10 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ MINERAL RESOURCES
Coal Ge Germanium Gas-bearing coal deposits
Explored coal reserves amount to more than 3297.0 million tons, and only 14.0% of 25 12 these deposits are being developed. coal deposits coal deposits
Within the Luhansk Oblast, reserves of coal (ranks Germanium reserves are estimated in coconut coal Total reserves and resources of methane from coal D, DG, G, GZh) and related germanium and from two deposits and steam coal from 25 coal deposits in Luhansk region were calculated at methane gas in coal are concentrated in situ deposits, including from 8 operating mines of PJSC depth from 500 m to 1300 m. of Lysychansk, Mariivka and Starobilsk (the most “Lysychanskvuhillia” and SE “Pervomaiskvuhillia”. Methane gas reserves are estimated from 12 coal promising) geological and industrial areas. Registered reserves of germanium in Luhansk Oblast deposits of Lysychansk and Mariika geological
by categories are: C1 – 8.4 thousand tons, C2 – 4.6 areas, including from 6 operating mines of PJSC thousand tons. “Lysychanskvuhillia” and SE “Pervomaiskvuhillia”. Registered methane reserves by categories are: C – 5601.0 million m3, C – 5377.0 million m3. 54 1 2 coal deposits Link to annual book “Mineral resources of Ukraine” within 2018. 12 http://geoinf.kiev. operating mines ua/M_R_2018_1.pdf
The total amount of balance coal reserves of Link to data on the
A+B+C1 categories is 3297.0 million tons, state balance of
C2 category – 1 258.0 million tons. mineral reserves http://geoinf.kiev. ua/derzhavnyy- Reserves of coconut coal of eight coal deposits oblik-rodovyshch- of Mariivka geological area amount to ta-zapasiv- 462.9 million tons. korysnykh-kopalyn/ derzhavnyy-balans-zapasiv-
Volumes of coal production in Luhansk region korysnykh-kopalyn/ (according to the Ministry of Energy): 2017 – 1 689 thousand tons 2018 – 492 thousand tons Information on issued Interactive map of special permits for mineral resources subsurface use and http://minerals- mineral resources of ua.info/golovna/ Luhansk Oblast interaktivni-karti- http://geoinf.kiev.ua/ rodovishh-korisnix- specdozvoli/ kopalin/ / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 11 MINERAL RESOURCES
Natural gas Non-metallic minerals Oil
12.8 billion m3 55 1 thousand ton Total natural gas reserves deposits production
Volumes of natural gas production: In 2018 reserves accounted for 0.1% of all balance 2017 – 220 million m3 reserves (50 thousand tons) 2018 – 196 million m3 3 In 2018 0.9% of natural gas, produced in Ukraine, 241964,9 thousand m accrued for Luhansk region. Reserves of non-metallic minerals Exploration works: Deposits of non-metallic minerals of Luhansk Oblast by types of raw materials are divided into following groups: 8 grounds and zones - gypsum and anhydrite (number of deposits – 1); - refractory clay (3); - expanded clay material (1); Subsurface use permits - building chalk (8); - carbonate materials for soda (chalk) (1);
under production - building sand (17); 85 special permits for subsurface - sand for locomotive sandboxes (1); use were issued in the territory storages - raw materials for mineral paints (1); of Luhansk region, controlled by 2 - brick and tile raw materials (clay, clay loam, argillites, irregular metal, sand) (quantity – 22). Ukraine, of which for: - gas, oil, condensate – 39;
- water – 23; 9 deposits - construction materials – 9;
- coal – 11;
- without use of mineral resources – 3;
- including on the demarcation line – 7. Of which, 2 permits were issued for the use of mineral resources of local significance: Shypylivske chalk deposit; Victorivske loam deposit. 12 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ INDUSTRY
Indicators Mea. 2017 2018 2019 The Structure of Sales of Industrial unit Products in 2019 Industrial product % 69,0 83,0 96,0 index Volume of industrial Mil UAH 22748,5 22846,6 21908,5 products sold Mining and quarrying Share of the region % 0,9 0,9 0,9 5,3 % in terms of Ukraine Place in terms place 25 25 25 Processing industry of industrial 59,9 % products sale among them Total number of people 32149 33941 32149 4,2 % Manufacture of food products, beverages employees in and tobacco the industry 0,5 % Textile manufacture, production of Average monthly UAH 5755 7271 9431 clothing, leather, leather products and salary of an employee other materials Total number of units 493 471 * Manufacture of wood products, paper industrial enterprises, 15,7 % production and printing including Production of coke and refined petroleum - large 4 с * - products
- medium 79 с * Production of chemicals and chemical - small 410 391 * 15,5 % products Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical * Statistics for 2019 will be published in the second half of 2020. chemicals and pharmaceuticals
Manufacture of rubber and plastic 2,4 % products, other non-metallic mineral products Metallurgical production, production 0,7 % of finished metal products, except for machines and equipment Mechanical engineering, except for 14,1% repair and installation of machines and equipment Supply of electricity, gas, steam and air 32,3 % conditioning
Water supply; sewerage, waste 2,5 % management / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 13 INDUSTRY
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY «Khimpostachalnyk» PE Sale of chemical products, mil UAH manufactures products for different market segments: a set of additives and binders for paint materials for building and industrial purposes; 3373,8 3388,0 complex of additives for PVC processing; resins for paper impregnation for chipboard lamination; 3234,4 unsaturated polyester resins and so on. https://himpost.com/.
MANUFACTURE OF WOOD PRODUCTS, 2017 2018 2019 PAPER PRODUCTION AND PRINTING
Product sale, mil UAH «Sievierodonetsk Azot Association» PJSC 4661,5 3409,8 3420,3 is the largest chemical enterprise in Ukraine and Europe, and is a part of OSTCHEM holding (Group DF unites enterprises of nitrogen chemistry). The company specializes in the production of nitrogen fertilizers – ammonia, urea, ammonia, potassium and sodium nitrates. http://www.azot.lg.ua/
2017 2018 2019 «Zorya» LLC RPE The main enterprise of the industry, which produces is a leading enterprise in chemical industry of Ukraine with a 100-year history. Production almost 99% of commercial output of the industry facilities of the plant are located in Rubizhne, Luhansk region. Currently, the products of this manufacturer are used in chemical, pharmaceutical, mining, metallurgical «RUBEZHNOYE and agrochemical industries. RPE “Zorya” is a member of FEEM – Federation of CARDBOARD PACKAGE European Explosives Manufacturers. MILL» PJSC http://www.zaryachem.com/ua is the main enterprise of the industry, which produces almost 99% of commercial output of the industry, is one of the largest manufacturers of corrugated cardboard transport packaging «TANA» LLC in Ukraine. The company is a member of is a manufacturer of composite Ukrainian Association of Corrugated Cardboard polymeric materials, polymer Manufacturers (UACBM), which cooperates compounds and thermoplastics. extensively with the European Federation of https://tana.ua/ Corrugated Cardboard Manufacturers (FEFCO). http://www.rktk.com.ua 14 /The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ INDUSTRY
MECHANICAL METALLURGIC ENGINEERING
Sale of metallurgic products, mil UAH Sale of mechanical engineering products, mil UAH
1838,2 3479,6
169,2 2935,8 86,3 2354,9
2017 2018 2019 2017 2018 2019
«Alchevsk Iron and Steel «Popasna Railway-Carriage Works» PJSC Repair Works» ALC Main industry enterprise, which belongs to the is a high-tech enterprise for the production subsector Metallurgical Production, is located and repair of freight rolling stock. The plant in the territory not controlled by Ukrainian has developed and implemented an authorities. integrated quality management system that meets the requirements of ISO 9001: 2008 standard. http://www.pvrz.org.ua/ua/.
Research and Production Research and Production Enterprise «Microterm» Association «Impulse» is a developer and manufacturer of devices is a developer of software and hardware for control and regulation of technological control and management systems for nuclear processes, as well as automation tools in various and thermal energy engineering, oil and sectors of national economy: to measure gas industry, chemistry, rail transport, airlines, temperature, pressure, level; a wide range of space, metallurgy, mechanical engineering. pneumatic and electric devices, intrinsically http://www.imp.lg.ua/index.php/ru/. safe barriers, digital indicators, recorders and other devices. http://www.mikroterm.lg.ua/about.html. / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 15 INDUSTRY
TEXTILE MANUFACTURE, PRODUCTION OF MANUFACTURE OF RUBBER AND PLASTIC CLOTHING, LEATHER, LEATHER PRODUCTS PRODUCTS, OTHER NON-METALLIC AND OTHER MATERIALS MINERAL PRODUCTS
Sale of products, mil UAH Sale of products, mil UAH
data is not disclosed in order to ensure compliance 127,7 with the requirements of the Law of Ukraine «On State Statistics» concerning the 524,9 confidentiality of statistical 108,4 information. 485,1 435,9
2017 2018 2019 2017 2018 2019
Limited Production and SPA «Sievierodonetsky Trade Firm «CHARM» Stekloplastic» Ltd manufactures various outerwear from foreign produces fiberglass, pultruded fiberglass, raw materials. fiberglass mesh https://www.ssp-frp.com/.
«Starobilska Shveina Fabryka» LLC «Rubizhanskyi Trubnyi – production of various outerwear from foreign Zavod» LLC raw materials. is a manufacturer of polyethylene pipes for gas supply, water supply and sewerage systems http://www.rtz.com.ua/. «Rubizhanska Hosiery Manufacture» LLC is a manufacturer of high quality hosiery. It produces more than four hundred items of summer, demi-season and winter range. http://misyurenko.com.ua. 16 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ ENERGY INDUSTRY
In 2019, the generating capacities of the region Alternative energy sources: generated 2 066.15 million kWh of electricity, which is there are 62 solar power plants on the territory of the 1.34% of the total electricity production in Ukraine. region with a total capacity of 1434 kWh, which are under private ownership
Main operators of electricity market:
GENERATING ENTERPRISES: separate subdivision “Luhansk Thermal Power Plant” of “DTEK Skhidenergo” Limited Liability Company (Luhansk TPP, “DTEK Skhidenergo” LLC); State Enterprise “Sievierodonetsk TPP” (SE “Sievierodonetsk TPP”),
TRANSMISSION COMPANIES: “Ukrenergo” National Power Company (“Ukrenergo” NPC)
ENERGY SUPPLY COMPANIES: generic services provider “ENERA SKHID” Limited Liability Company (“ENERA SKHID” LLC); “last hope” supplier State Foreign Trade Company “Ukrinterenergo” (SFTC “Ukrinterenergo”), as well as 174 suppliers, with which “Luhansk Energy Association” LLC has concluded the agreements. / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 17 ECOLOGY
Structure of land resources of the The structure of Nature Reserve region* Fund (NRF)
Main types of lands and grounds 01.01.2020 Categories of territories As of 01.01.2020* and NRF objects A total of, ha % to the amount, area, ha total area items Nature reserves 1 4815.5164 Total area 1838965.9237 100 National parks 1 7269 Including: Regional landscape parks 1 14011 1. Agricultural land 1404061.0228 76.35 Reserves of national 5 1416.46 significance Among them Reserves of local 56 41174.6633 significance - farmland 980824.6999 53.34 National natural landmarks 3 165.24 - fallow 9430.1084 0.51 Local natural landmarks 53 4386.8578 - perennial plantings 14480.9238 0.79 Protected natural 19 2600.1288 - hayfields and pastures 399325.2907 21.71 boundaries 2. Forests and other wooded 246558.0227 13.41 National monuments of 1 50 areas landscape and garden art - of them, covered with forest 137368.8602 7.47 vegetation Local monuments of 2 33 3. Built-up land 64288.4915 3.50 landscape and garden art 4. Open wetlands 14634.9758 0.80 TOTAL 139 75756.6263 5. Open lands without vegetation 64091.4655 3.49 or with little vegetation (sands, Actual area of NRF* 74499.3663 ravines, lands occupied by % actual area of 3.97 landslides, gravel, pebbles, bare NRF from area of rocks) administrative divisions 6. Other lands 30132.0790 1.64 A total of lands (firm land) 1823766.0573 99.17 Areas, covered by surface 15199.8664 0.83 waters
*Note: with consideration of Resolutions No. 1692-VII and * Total area of NRF territories and objects excluding areas No. 1693-VII of the CMU of 07.10.2014, No. 177-VIII of of NPF objects that belong to the territories of other NRF 11.02.2015 objects. 18 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ ECOLOGY
1391 bodies of water Regional flora There are 1682 species of autotrophic plants in the territory of on the territory. Luhansk Oblast, belonging to 104 families, which is 36% of the total number of vascular plants growing in Ukraine.
Siverskyi Donets River Regional fauna length 233.9 km, water intake area There is quite a diverse range of species within the animal 18.07 km2 world of Luhansk oblast. There are 432 species of vertebrates registered, which unite in 88 families and 6 categories. There are 291 lakes and reservoirs, about 79 species of mammal fauna. total area 5.7 thousand ha;, Volume of emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere In 2019, the density of emissions from stationary sources of pollution per square kilometer of the region was 1.4 tons of 218 ponds, pollutants or 17.4 kg per person. In 2019, volume of emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere total area 2.7 thousand ha amounted to 37.3 thousand tons.
Total amount of generated and utilized wastes of I-IV hazard 51 areas of groundwater category is 443.4 thousand tons of wastes of I-IV hazard category, deposits, of which 42.1 thousand tons are utilized. reserves – 1.26 thousand m3 per day. Drinking water reserves – 1222.6 m3 per 3 day. Mineral reserves – 1.26 thousand m3 39,74 million m - per day. the volume of emissions in 2019 amounted to 39.74 million m3, including mine water without use and quality category – 16.59 million m3. Composition of atmospheric pollutant emissions in 2019: 9,89 thousand tons – sulfur dioxide; 11,2 thousand tons – carbon monoxide; 5,03 thousand tons – nitrogen dioxide; 7,85 substances in the form of solid suspended particles; 2,0 thousand tons – methane; 0,006 thousand tons – other. / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 19 ECOLOGY
Key measures taken to Availability of an automated implement environmental air monitoring system and policies. environmental information
In 2019, 49 events were sponsored and funded by the regional management system. fund for environmental protection, totaling 117 544.358 UAH used. Key priority areas in the field of environmental protection during the 2018-2019 period and currently are: Regional Target-Oriented Environment Monitoring Program of Luhansk Oblast for the period up to 2022 was approved by the Order No. 579 of 31.07.2018 (as amended) of the Head of Luhansk regional state administration, Head of the regional military-civil administration, the main purpose of which is to 1 Implementation of environmental tasks in main introduce an automated environmental monitoring system. areas policies in the fields of: Collection, storage and generalization of data • protection and efficient use of water resources; on the condition of atmospheric air, surface and • protection of atmospheric air; groundwater in Luhansk Oblast is published at • protection and efficient use of natural resources; the link: • efficient use and storage of industrial waste and http://www.eco-lugansk.gov.ua/ household waste; • science, information and education, training, environmental impact assessment, strategic Link to ecological certificate of Luhansk Oblast environmental assessment, labor organization. for 2019 http://www.eco-lugansk.gov.ua/2013-12-12-00- 50-06-3/2013-12-12-00-50-06-9
2 Ensuring the implementation of state policy in the field of environmental protection, efficient use, reproduction and protection of natural resources.
3 Implementation of regulation in the field of environmental protection, efficient use, reproduction and protection of natural resources.
4 Compliance with environmental legislation in the process of business entities’ activities.
5 Ensuring public access to environmental information in the manner prescribed by law. 20 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
There are Production Yield of major Yield of of the main crops in 2019 major crops 1831,9 thousand hectares types of in the region in 2019 in crops in c/ha; Ukraine of farmlands on the territory of the region, controlled 2019. by Ukrainian government, thousand tons; of which 76,7 % Wheat 1008,6 36,2 41,6 are agricultural lands (1404.2 thousand hectares), Corn for grain 277,3 45,1 45,1 Rye 5,2 28,8 28,9 including arable land Barley 118,3 23,8 34,2 980,0 thousand hectares Oats 5,5 15,0 23,2 Sorghum 17,8 53,2 40,8 Grain 1446,5 35,5 49,1 Structure of agriculture, thousand ha. Sunflower 860,6 22,9 25,6 Crop type 2019
Crop acreage, total 833.1 Cereals and grain legumes: 408.8 Number of agro-industrial Industrial crops, total 383.9 formations – 1072: Root and tuber crops, open-ground 18.5 vegetable crops and melons 42,8 Private farms Feeding crops 21.5 thousand units;
Private enterprises 87 units; 19 grain elevators elevators in the region, total capacity of which, according to the monitoring conducted, is currently 847.9 thousand tons, of which – Farm businesses 16 elevators are operating with capacity of 765.8 thousand tons. Of 807 units; which 16 elevators are operating at a 765.8 thousand ton capacity. State enterprises 5 fruit storehouses 20 units; In addition, there is one vegetable storehouse with a capacity of thousand tons and 5 fruit storehouses with a capacity of 1.8 thousand tons. Business associations 152 units; 2 storage facilities With a capacity of 0.6 thousand tons. Production cooperatives 11units; / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 21 AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
Average sales prices of agricultural enterprises Number of livestock: cattle, pigs, sheep, poultry for main types of products in 2019 (UAH/ton).
Сereals and legumes Cattle, Incl. cows, Pigs, Sheep Poultry, 3551,0 thousand thousand thousand and goats, thousand heads heads heads thousand heads heads 7565,8 Seeds of oil crops 2017 49,1 25,4 45,1 25,9 880,9 2018 52,4 24,5 46,7 24,3 948,1
2019 45 20,8 45,5 22,7 931,4 5791,6 Fruit and berry crops The share of the region in production in Ukraine (main indicators) 28048,6 Farm animals (live weight) Agricultural products, % from 2.1 produced in Ukraine: – crop farming 2.5 Milk 7385,4 – animal agriculture 0.8 Share of main crop products in total Ukrainian, %: Amount of purchased agricultural machinery: – grains in total 1,9 including: 2017 2018 2019 - wheat 3,6 - corn 0,8 Machinery total, items Incl. 688 744 645 - barley 1,3 Tractors 132 122 95 – sunflower 5,6 Combine harvesters 61 34 41 Share of livestock production,%: – meat 0,6 – milk 1,2 – eggs 0,4 Sale for Milk Eggs slaughtering, produced, produced, thousand tons thousand tons mil. pcs 2017 16,6 124,8 88,4 271 / 250 ha 2018 11,3 127 72,2 Average load per 1 combine harvester in the region/country 2019 14,3 113,5 72,9 22 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNICATIONS
RAILWAY TRANSPORT Indicator 2017 2018 Rate 2019 Rate 2018 2019 Railway infrastructure (territory 2017 2018 % % of Luhansk Oblast controlled by Cargo transported 6,8 3,15 46,32 3,01 95,56 Ukrainian authorities): by railway transport, mil. tons 36 Freight turnover of 598,53 378,07 63,17 305,7 80,86 railway transport, structural subdivisions of the regional branch “Donetsk mil. tons/km Railways” of JSC “Ukrzaliznytsia”, including: Passengers 1,67 1,62 97,01 1,63 100,62 transported by 27 railway stations, 3 passenger rail, mil pass. terminals Passenger turnover 77,86 78,25 100,50 74,87 95,68 at rail mil. pass. km (Popasna, Lysychansk, Rubizhne); 544,7 km, track mileage. miles of railway – 464.5 km, including operational length of electrified tracks of Siversk – Novozolotarivka section – Action plan for 2021-2027 for the implementation of Development 17 km. Strategy of Luhansk region for 2021-2027, approved by the Order No. 262 of 01.04.2020 of the Head of Regional State Administration, Long-distance (interregional) connection of the the Head of regional military-civil administration, provides for the region – from Lysychansk station to cities: implementation of critical infrastructure reconstruction projects:
• Kyiv • Uzhgorod; • Dnipro; • Khmelnytskyi. Construction of a railway section that will connect Suburban rail passenger transportation: Kindrashivska-Nova-Lantrativka branch with the railway system of Ukraine (estimated cost UAH 10 billion). 9 pairs of routes:
• Попасна – Куп’янськ; • Svatove – Popasna; • Попасна – Переїздна; • Popasna – Rubizhne; Electrification of Popasna-Kupiansk railway branch • Popasna – Kupiansk; (estimated cost UAH 7.5 billion). • Popasna – Pereizdna; • Kindrashivska-Nova – Lantrativka (Starobilsk line). / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 23 TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNICATIONS
ROAD TRANSPORT Network of bus stations: (as of 02.06.2020) 15 bus stations;
Network of public bus routes: routes that service: • scheduled suburban and intercity routes 173 suburban; (interregional); intercity (interregional 131 • to regional centers of Ukraine (Dnipro, Regular passenger transportation on public bus Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv); routes on suburban and intercity (interregional) • international to Warsaw and Zielona Góra connections: (Poland), Moscow, Krasnodar, St. Petersburg, Rossosh, Rostov-on-Don and Voronezh 14 passenger carriers (legal entities – 9, (Russian Federation). individual entrepreneurs – 5); 233 buses. 2018 Rate 2019 Rate Transportation of passengers on suburban intra- 2018 2019 district public bus routes: 2017 2018 % % 11 routes; individual entrepreneurs; Cargo 4,9 1,3 26,53 1,4 107,69 7 transported by 12 vehicles. road transport, mil. tons City bus routes: Freight turnover 477,2 384,0 80,47 548,2 142,76 of road transport, 38 routes; mil. tons/km Passengers 7,9 6,4 81,01 5,5 85,94 15 passenger carriers (individual transported by entrepreneurs – 6, legal entities – 9); road transport, mil pass. 209 vehicles. Passenger 222 183,2 82,52 166,0 90,61 turnover of road transport mil. pass. km 24 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNICATIONS
POSTAL SERVICE CITY ELECTRIC TRANSPORT
City electric transport operates in the cities Post offices – 275, among them: of Lysychansk and Sievierodonetsk. The total length of trolleybus lines is 265 74 km. stationary (40 in cities, 30 in small towns, 195 in villages) 6 travelling, 1 courier delivery station Municipal enterprise “Elektroavtotrans” of Lysychansk City Council: 3 points of presence, 1 mail processing center (Rubizhne). length of trolleybus lines - 18,9 km; owns 7 units of trolleybuses; FIXED TELEPHONY 1 route (4 trolleybuses). Landline subscribers (JSC “Ukrtelecom”):
Municipal enterprise “Sievierodonetske Troleibusne Upravlinnia”: 2017 80,5 thousand residents of the region;
54,5 km; 2018 55,1 thousand residents of the region. owns 36 units of trolleybuses; Demand for landlines has decreased significantly with the 5 routes (20 trolleybuses). development and availability of mobile communications. 2017 2018 Rate 2019 Rate MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS 2018 2019 2017 2018 3G basic stations – 120 items: % % 25 – Sievierodonetsk; 20 – in villages. Passengers 22,0 19,4 88,18 13,2 68,04 12 – district centers, transported by trolleybuses, mil pass. 4G basic stations – 25 items: Passenger turnover 105,25 94,2 89,5 64,24 68,20 of electric transport 13 – Sievierodonetsk; 4 – Lysychansk; mil. pass. km 5 – Rubizhne; 3 – Kreminna. / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 25 TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNICATIONS
Number of mobile subscribers: CLASSIFIED ROADS 2017 3280,4 thousand; IN LUHANSK REGION 2018 2925,2 thousand. Network of classified roads in the territory of Luhansk region, controlled by Ukraine, amounts to 1176.3 km. The decrease indicates both migration processes in the region, Of which national roads amount to 274 km, regional and active development of the network by leading cellular – 222.5 km and territorial roads – 679.8 km. operators. According to the type of road surface, the entire network of 1 courier delivery station Deployment of 3G and 4G telecommunication networks on the classified roads has an asphalt concrete layer and bituminous territory of the region is one of the priority development directions macadam road. Distribution of roads by categories: I category – 1 mail processing center (Rubizhne). of PJSC “Vodafone UKRAINE”. 5.7 km, II category – 227.4 km, III category – 620.1 km, IV category – 323.1 km. INTERNET There are 129 transport constructions on classified roads.
(according to the Register of Operators Financing of maintenance and current and Telecommunications Providers) minor repairs of public roads:
2017 thousand UAH 264 business entities (major – JSC “Ukrtelecom”, LLC 151 900 “Intertelecom”, PJSC “DORIS”, MegaNET). 2018 142 900 thousand UAH
Number of Internet subscribers: 2019 165 500 thousand UAH 2017 830,0 thousand
2018 913,4 thousand
Internet with broadband access: – fixed access – 112,9 thousand subscribers; – wireless access – 794,6 thousand subscribers.
Number of cable TV subscribers:
2017 56,6 thousand
2018 48,9 thousand
* Statistics of postal and communication indicators for 2019 will be published in the second half of 2020. 26 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNICATIONS
GREAT CONSTRUCTION «PROJECT» PRIMARY OBJECTIVES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE As part of implementation of the «Great Construction» program of the President of Ukraine, road construction works are currently being carried out at the following facilities: The primary objective is to connect district centers between each other using high-quality road surface and to restore emergency Road section R-22, checkpoint “Krasna Talivka” – engineering structures, as well as to ensure proper transport 1 Luhansk km 26 + 630 – km 43 + 430 with a length of 16.8 connections between schools and hospitals. Also, the purpose is to km. Contracting organization – ONUR Construction reduce the level of accidents by installing high-visibility pedestrian International LLC. Objective is to install the base crossings, modern roadside barriers and lighting on dangerous of the pavement, covering of the pavement and road sections. installation of technical means of road traffic at the repair section.
2 Road section T-13-09 Shchastia – Shyrokyi km 0 + 000 – km 37 + 350 with a length of 37.4 km. Contracting organization – ONUR Construction International LLC. Objective is to install the base of the pavement, covering of the pavement and installation of technical means of road traffic at the repair section.
Road section H-21 Starobilsk – Luhansk – Khrustalnyi 3 – Makiivka – Donetsk km 39 + 960 – km 71 + 960 with a length of 32 km. Contracting organization – ROSTDORSTROI LLC. Objective is to install the base of the pavement, covering of the pavement and installation of technical means of road traffic at the repair section.
Road section T-13-06 Sievierodonetsk – Novoaidar 4 km 7 + 400 – km 44 + 500 with a length of 37.1 km. Contracting organization – AVTOMAHISTRAL – PIVDEN LLC. Objective is to install the base of the pavement, covering of the pavement and installation of technical means of road traffic at the repair section. / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 27 PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANY
Cooperation with international organizations The length of heat supply networks specialized In 2019, international organizations (International Committee for enterprises amounts to 287.2 km in a two-pipe of the Red Cross, UNICEF, Arche nova, People in Need Czech circulation system. International Organization) provided material and technical assistance to PUC «Popasnianskyi Raionnyi Vodokanal», LPUC «Lysychanskvodokanal» in the amount of about 30 000,00 thousand UAH, namely: truck crane – 1 unit, pipes, pumping equipment and isolation valves, activated carbon, aluminum sulfate, fuels Heat supply to consumers is carried out by 78 boiler-houses with and lubricants, works on the project «Overhaul of water supply various structure of main and auxiliary equipment with total line on Potapenko street, from Soborna to Chernyshova streets, thermal capacity of 2401.9 Gcal/h, among them: Lysychansk».
51 boiler houses – up to 3 Gcal/year; Expected effect Implementation of actions will ensure: 21 boiler houses – from 3 to 20 Gcal/h; change in the structure of primary energy 3 boiler houses – from 20 to 100 Gcal/h; 1 resources consumption due to utilization of local and secondary energy resources, 3 boiler houses – above 100 Gcal/h. renewable and non-traditional types of energy and alternative fuels, electricity supply systems;
Number of gas and coal boilers: 78 heating boilers, of which 10 are combined and 1 is pellet boiler. introduction of energy efficient and energy 2 saving technologies; Estimated resource needs for modernization of the heat supply system of Luhansk region (measures). Total funding. Expected effect. saving of primary energy resources due According to the «Regional Program of Modernization of Heat 3 to the implementation of structural and Supply Systems of Luhansk Oblast for 2017-2020», the main technological energy saving measures; development aspects of heat supply systems are replacement of existing low efficiency gas boilers with modern energy-efficient units, replacement of worn sections of heating pipes, including reduction of ecological waste in the using pre-insulated pipes, disabling of residential buildings with 4 a high share of individual equipment apartment heating from environment; the central heating system, full equipping of heat consumers with heat meters, replacement of natural gas burned in boilers with alternative heat sources and fuels, including local fuels and reliable heat supply to populated ares; energy, establishment of energy management systems in heat 5 supply organizations. The total amount of funding for program activities for 2019-2020 is UAH 3 086.00 million. increase of technological level of thermal 6 energy production. 28 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANY
The length of water supply networks amounts to 2004,1 km, (worn 1299.8 km – 64.9%);
880,5 km, sewerage system (worn 505.7 km – 57.4%)
The total cost of necessary investments and structure of necessary measures (quantity, cost) for the reconstruction of facilities and networks of water supply and sewerage. Priority directions for the development. Measures of regional programs “Drinking Water of Luhansk Region for 2006-2020” and “Environmental Protection of Luhansk Region for 2019-2025” are aimed at restoration of facilities and networks of water supply and sewerage systems of the region. First of all, this includes such areas, as improving the quality of drinking water supplied to consumers in accordance with established regulatory requirements (introduction of water purification systems), operation reliability improvement of the water supply system (construction and replacement (reconstruction) of water supply networks and facilities, in particular it is important to implement optimization performance measures at PUC “Popasnianskyi Raionnyi Vodokanal”), operation reliability improvement of drainage system (construction and reconstruction of wastewater treatment facilities, sewerage pump stations, collectors and networks in drainage system), introduction of alternative backup sources of water supply by constructing desalination plants and supply of treated water to the centralized water supply system. The total cost of required investments is about UAH 2,700.00 million.
The total cost of required investments is about
UAH 2700,00 million. / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 29 SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Structure of small enterprises by type of economic activity As of 01.01.2020: as of 01.01.2019
202 medium enterprises; Small enterprises (including 3 240 micro-enterprises), units 3 526 small enterprises Agriculture, forestry and fisheries 1 001 (including 3 072 micro- Industry 391 enterprises); Construction 269 Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles 701 19 904 individual entrepreneurs. and motorcycles Transport, warehousing, postal and courier 140 activities The enterprises of small and medium business employ: in 2018 – 85.4%, in 2019 – 84.6%, out of total number of employees at the Temporary accommodation and catering 26 enterprises of the region In 2019 the share of small and medium enterprises in the total volume of sold products (excluding individual entrepreneurs) Information and telecommunications 98 amounted to 76.54%. The largest number of small enterprises (1017 units) is concentrated Financial and insurance activities 26 in agriculture, forestry and fisheries, medium-sized enterprises – in industry (75). Real estate transactions 239
Professional, scientific and technical activities 168
Activities in the field of administrative 87 and support services
Education 10
Health and social care 40
Arts, sports, entertainment and recreation 9
Provision of other types of services 35 30 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Structure of medium-sized enterprises by type of List of organizations to support small and economic activity as of 01.01.2019 medium-sized businesses
Medium enterprises 203 1.Eastern Donbass Regional Development Agency, Non- Governmental Organization (https://www.facebook.com/ Agriculture, forestry and fisheries 53 ARRVostochnogoDonbassa/), Head – Bychkova Larysa Mykolaivna (099 233 5523, 050 9331539), e-mail: arr.eastdonbass@ Industry 75 gmail.com, Construction 7 web-page: http://arr-eastdonbass.org.
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and 23 2.Kreminna Business Association, Non-Governmental Organization motorcycles (https://www.facebook.com/krembizass/), Head – Simonov Andrii Transport, warehousing, postal and courier activities 14 Volodymyrovych (050 9291705), e-mail: [email protected]. Temporary accommodation and catering 3 Information and telecommunications - 3.NGO network – business support centers: http://network.sbiz.club Financial and insurance activities - Real estate transactions 5 4.Sievierodonetsk Youth Council, Non-Governmental Organization (https://www.facebook.com/sevmolrada), Head – Dubrovin Professional, scientific and technical activities 9 Kyrylo Volodymyrovych (050 8567144), e-mail: sevmolrada@ Activities in the field of administrative and support 6 gmail.com, services web-page: http://smr.sd.ua. Education - 5.Regional Council of Entrepreneurs under Regional State Health and social care 7 Administration, Head – Ivonin Mykhailo Volodymyrovych Arts, sports, entertainment and recreation 1 (050 5206559), e-mail: [email protected]. Provision of other types of services - 6.Luhansk Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry, President – Kyrychenko Serhii Oleksandrovych, (0645) 703960, (050) 4744608, e-mail: [email protected], [email protected], web-page: http://lcci.lg.ua/main.php.
Link to SME support program International organizations for financial http://loga.gov.ua/oda/about/depart/ support of small and medium business, link to economy/enterprise/exh_forums/2018 web-page: https://sme.gov.ua/program_type/programy- mizhnarodnoyi-tehnichnoyi-dopomogy/ / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 31 SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Lending to business entities, link to credit programs Business Development Fund, Executive Director – Hashev Ruslan (companies) Ihorovych, (044) 2065978, (050) 3326237, e-mail: [email protected], web-page: https://bdf.gov.ua/uk.
Bank Contact Phone Link to bank's website with disclosure of information on loans for Within the framework of the state program “Dostupni Kredyty SMEs 5-7-9%” 6 business entities of Luhansk Oblast received cheap JSC 0 800 219 800 https://www. loans in the amount of UAH 5.1 million. “Oschadbank” oschadbank. The FinancEast Program, funded by the European Union, ua/ua/business/ supported more than 46 investment projects of micro, small finansuvannya-biznesu and medium-sized enterprises in the region in the amount of UAH 75.0 million in the form of subsidies and compensations. JSB 0 800 309 000, 358 https://www. “Ukrgasbank” ukrgasbank.com/ small_bussiness/
JSC «Raiffeisen 0 800-50-50-45 https://www.aval. Bank Aval” ua/biznesu/kredity
LLC “OTP Lising” (044) 594-70-60 https://www.otpleasing. com.ua/financeast/
JSC 0 800 50 44 50, https://www.eximb. “Ukreximbank” 044 247 80 85 com/ua/business/ klientam-msb/ PJSC 3700 https://privatbank. “Privatbank” ua/ru/business/5-7-9 https://privatbank.ua/ ru/business/kredit JSC “Alfa-Bank” 0 800 507 044 https://alfabank.ua/ ru/small-business JSB “Clearing 0 800 501 808 https://www.clhs. House” com.ua/ua
JSC “Ukrsibbank” 0 800 505 800, 729 https://my.ukrsibbank. com/ua/sme/ 32 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ TRADE AND SERVICE INDUSTRY
Retail chain: Market economy objects: Number – 5263 objects, 29 markets (5 food, 6 non-food, 18 mixed) and 12.4 thousand people involved. 12 trading sites (4 food, 1 nonfood, 7 mixed) with a total number of trading places – almost 10 Stationary shops: thousand. Number – 4121 objects, area – 319.3 thousand m2, involved – 10.4 thousand people, including: Food – 1920 objects, area – 135.8 thousand m2, involved – 5.6 thousand people; non-food – 2201 objects, area – 183.5 thousand m2, involved – 4.8 thousand people. Restaurant facilities: 817 places with 48.4 thousand seats, of which: Semi-permanent trade facilities – 911 units, of 408 cafes, snack bars, cafeterias; 325 canteens; 65 which: bars; 761 units – retail stalls; 100 units – gas stations; 12 food delivery places; 7 restaurants. 50 units – other. Almost 2.3 thousand people are involved in Street trade – 231 units. restaurant industry.
Consumer service enterprises: 1142 units, of which: 294 – hairdressers; 136 – car workshops; Dynamics of service delivery, UAH billion; 120 – carriage of goods for population; 83 – repair of radio and television and other audio and video equipment, electrical appliances; 77 – provision of funeral services; 3,6 3,9 69 – manufacture and repair of garments, knitwear and other products; 65 – footwear repair shops; 60 – construction and 1,98 repair of housing; 45 – photographic services; 193 – other individual services (manufacture and repair of: furniture, jewelry; services related to body care, etc.). About 2.6 thousand people are employed in 2017 2018 2019 consumer services. / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 33 SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE
There are 19 Centers for the Provision of Administrative To bring administrative services closer to citizens and business entities, local self-government authorities have established and Services (CPAS) in the region, operate 22 remote job positions of administrators of Lysychanskyi (2), Bilovodskyi (8), Bilokurakinskyi (4), Krasnorichenskyi (2), including: Markivskyi (4) and Novopskovskyi (2) CPASs. During 2019, 447.8 thousand administrative services were provided (under Kreminska, Milovska, by means of CPAS. Compared to 2018, this figure increased 1.3 6 district Novoaidarska, Novopskovska, times. On average, applicants receive 37 000 administrative Svativska, Stanychno-Luhanska services per month. District State Administrations),
Link to CPAS Guide 2020: (under Lysychansk, Rubizhe, https://drive.google.com/ 6 municipal Sievierodonetsk, Kreminna, file/d/1oo4cyjhtGps02miJaiNOP- Popasnianska, Starobilsk iBki1xmLpe/view?usp=sharing City Councils)
7 CPASs which serve amalgamated territorial Links to the interactive map of communities (of Bilovodska, CPASs of Luhansk Oblast: Bilokurakynska, Krasnorichenska, Markivska, Novopskovska, https://cutt.ly/5iejsHp Troitska village councils and Chmyrivska village council).
1,98 34 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE
Centers for the Remote job Mobile Take-a- Mobile Equipment Information “CPAS-SQS” Number of of them in Provision of position of CPAS number- case for desk System for administrative electronic Administrative administrator system for the registration automation services’ types, form, units Services (CPAS) provision and of services for provided of issuance registration of in CPAS, units services of passport citizens at the “at documents place of residence home and maintenance of register of the territorial community in electronic form
Lysychansk 2 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 123 23
Rubizhne ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 100 2
Sievierodonetsk ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 185 9
Kreminna ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 142 1
Starobilsk ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 109 2
Bilovodska ATC 8 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 142 3
Bilokurakynska 2 ✔ ✔ ✔ 168 2 ATC
Krasnorichenska 2 ✔ ✔ ✔ 86 ATC
Markivska ATC 4 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 108
Novopskovska 2 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 117 ATC
Trioitska ATC ✔ ✔ 165
Chmyrivska ATC ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 103 Kreminska DSA 99 4 Milovska DSA 138 4
Novoaidarska ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 98 8 DSA Novopskovska 112 2 DSA
Popasna DSA ✔ ✔ 112 10
Svativska DSA ✔ ✔ 97
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The structure of total income, %: Luhansk region took 18-19 places among regions of Ukraine in terms of local budget revenues (excluding 2018 2019 transfers) per capita. Share of transfers 64,4 59,6
The regional budget figure was UAH 5.1 thousand, as Share of tax revenues 30,5 35,8 opposed to the UAH 7.4 thousand average in other regions. Share of non-tax revenues 4,9 4,6
Expenditures of budgetary institutions and financing of measures from general and special funds of consolidated budget of the region with consideration of inter- Dynamics of revenues to budgets of the region, UAH million: budgetary transfers, UAH million; 2017 2018 2019
9470,2 Regional budget 1497,6 2157,6 2272,5 9281,1 9258,6 City budgets 2834,9 2968,6 2868,0
District budgets 3522,3 3472,6 3060,2
Village and township 354,1 353,4 382,8 budgets ATC budgets 181,6 750,1 950,4 TOTAL 9390,6 9702,4 9534,0 2017 2018 2019
Structure of expenditures of consolidated budget of the region by economic classification (2019):
48% salaries with accruals and other current transfers social payments 23%
13% social security 16 % capital expenditures 36 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ PUBLIC POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
Main directions of state policy in the reconstruction Quantity of purchased equipment and vehicles for of region. social facilities
2017 – for 37 objects; 1 Financing of critical infrastructure facilities 2018 – for 7 objects;
2019 – for 30 objects. 2 Implementation of educational, medical and social programs Structure and number of financial institutions as of 01.01.2020 Number of projects and activities, including the improvement of infrastructure, social sphere. 6 Credit unions 2017 2018 2019
state fund for regional 57 78 54 Banking institutions development, including: 12 • improvement of infrastructure 20 18 10 • social sphere 37 60 44
subvention from state budget 131 89 94 Number of banking institutions on the territory of the to local budgets for the region: implementation of measures for socio-economic development of 118 bank branches. “Oschadbank” JSC (68 branches) certain territories, including: 15 9 17 and “PrivatBank” CB (32 branches) have the most • improvement of infrastructure 116 80 77 representative offices. • social sphere subvention from state budget to 18 30 34 Deposit portfolio of banks: > UAH 7.6 billion local budgets for the formation of infrastructure of amalgamated Loan portfolio of banks: > UAH 5.1 billion territorial communities, including: • improvement of infrastructure 6 19 9 • social sphere 12 11 25 Link to the list of SFRD projects TOTAL 206 197 182 http://dfrr.minregion.gov.ua/Projects-list?PAREA=82
2017 2018 2019
Funds of SFRD 238,5 299,9 453,8 socio-economic development 60,5 36,7 45,8
ATC 16,2 37,6 36,7 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 37 PUBLIC POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
Implementation of individual projects at the expense of the State Fund for Regional Development in 2018: Reconstruction with completion of combat sport hall in Kreminna District Territorial Medical Association – sports complex on 60 Pervomaiska Street, Popasna – sports construction of a fence for the territory – health care. infrastructure. before… after… before… after…
Construction of municipal hard surface road on Bohdan «Lisna Poliana» Recreation Center on 23 Sanatorna Street Khmelnytskyi Street in Novopskov town – road transport in Kreminna. infrastructure. before… after… before… after…
During 2019, 37 comprehensive projects were approved Part of a non-residential building on 5 Hoholia Square, for implementation in the region at the expense of the Starobilsk – reconstruction for the dormitory of the state State Fund for Regional Development, which consisted institution “Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University”, of 54 facilities that required reconstruction, overhaul or Starobilsk, Luhansk Oblast – education. purchase, etc. The amount designated by the State Fund for Regional Development totaled to UAH 453 751.202 before… after… thousand for all implemented projects. According to the results of 2019, 24 facilities were completed at the expense of the State Fund for Regional Development in areas, such as sports, road transport infrastructure, health care, drainage/water supply, education, including thermal modernization of secondary schools, housing and public utilities. The amount of funds implemented was UAH 371 299.737 thousand (81.8% of designated funds). 38 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ PUBLIC POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
Implementation of individual projects at the expense Kabychivska Secondary School levels I through III on of the State Fund for Regional Development in 2019: 118 Pokrovska Street in the village of Kabychivka, Markivka district – reconstruction (thermal modernization) Sports ground on 93 Tsentralna Street, in the town (rehabilitation) of the building – education. of Bilovodsk – reconstruction of a sports ground for before… after… construction of sports fields with artificial turf (adjustment) – sports infrastructure. before… after…
Specialty machinery for servicing municipal infrastructure of Novopskov Village Territorial Community – purchase – housing and public utilities. Overhaul of the damaged asphalt concrete pavement on Suvorova, A. Chereshni, Hertsena, Chapaieva, M. Hrushevskoho, Zavodska, Nikolenka, Bazarna, Kuznechna, Soborna Streets and Lermontova Lane in Popasna, Luhansk Oblast – road transport infrastructure. before… after…
Kreminna Municipal Primary Care Clinic on 1A Pobiedy Street in Kreminna – reconstruction (adjustment) – health care. before… after… / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 39 FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS
Commodity structure of exports Commodity structure of imports of of Luhansk region in 2019: Luhansk region in 2019:
$ 152,9 million Total $ 253 million Total
million Wood pulp or other fibrous million Mineral products $ 42,9 cellulosic materials (paper and $ 83,3 paperboard) million Products of chemical and allied $ 49 industries million Products of chemical and allied $ 28,7 industries million Polymeric materials, plastics and $ 29,5 articles thereof million Textile materials and textile $ 15,4 products $ 28,6 million Wood pulp or other fibrous million Fats and oils of animal or cellulosic materials $ 13,8 vegetable origin
million Optical and photographic million Land transport, aircraft, floating $ 10,2 devices and equipment $ 16,3 vehicles
million Food preparations million Textile materials and textile $ 8,6 $ 15,3 products $ 33,3 million Other goods $ 31 million Other goods
State of foreign trade with EU Foreign trade operations were conducted with partners from 79 countries. countries, 2019.
Exports Imports Balance
$ 78,0 million $ 59,1 million $ 18,9 million 40 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS
Foreign goods trade Balance of foreign goods trade Exports Imports
$ 233,9 million 2017 $ 273,2 million 2017 $ -39,3 million
2018 $ 202,9 million 2018 $ 285 million $ -82,1 million
$ 152,9 million 2019 $ 253 million 2019 $ -100,1 million
Exports to major countries Imports from major countries
Exports (millions USD) Imports (millions USD)
2017 2018 2019 2017 2018 2019 Russian Federation 56,6 54,0 17,1 Russian Federation 188,3 183,7 146,2 Belarus 15,6 20,8 23,6 Germany 13,4 19,0 17,5 Poland 22,2 21,5 13,4 Poland 18,8 15,8 10,4 France 13,3 13,4 15,6 France 9,8 9,6 12,2 Czech Republic 20,3 1,1 11,3 China 4,4 10,2 12,9 Bulgaria 10,7 12,2 9,0 Saudi Arabia 3,9 7,7 11,0 Hungary 22,9 2,0 1,3 Belarus 5,6 4,3 5,5 Germany 4,1 9,0 8,7 USA 2,1 2,5 4,3 India 3,8 12,7 4,7 Lithuania 2,9 2,6 3,2 Uzbekistan 4,1 9,2 7,5 Czech Republic 2,3 3,2 2,6 Romania 6,1 4,5 4,0 Korea, Republic 2,8 3,1 1,9 USA 6,2 3,4 0,9 Hungary 1,2 2,7 2,7 Saudi Arabia 3,8 4,7 1,6 Italy 2,1 2,3 1,5 Spain 5,1 1,6 1,7 Romania 2,2 2,2 1,0 Netherlands 1,7 4,1 2,6 Uzbekistan 1,7 2,0 1,6 Загальний обсяг прямих іноземних інвестицій, за- лучених в економіку області, за підсумками 2019 року склав 447,1922 млн дол. США, що на 2,4 % вище показника 2018 року (436,9 млн дол. США).
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Capital investments by types of assets, (UAH thousand) The total amount of funding through foreign direct investments, attracted to the economy of the 20171 20181 20191 region in 2019, was USD 447.1922 million, which is an increase of 2.4% compared to the previous year Total 3329763 3219250 3357465 (USD 436.9 million). investments in tangible 3312134 3191597 3310686 assets residential buildings 201693 159689 109915 The most significant increase in foreign direct investment in non-residential buildings 677604 522009 727192 industries was by USD 11.84 million, of which: engineering structures 341817 454961 514909 • processing industry – by USD 10.76 million; machinery, equipment and 1511659 1500514 1385713 • mining and quarrying – by USD 1.65 million; inventory The most significant decrease in foreign direct investments vehicles 443130 424250 365255 were in the following industries: land 558 556 2733 long-term biological assets 25319 24853 34349 • administrative and support services – by USD 2.22 million; of crop and livestock • supply of electricity, gas, steam and conditioned air – by production USD 0.57 million; other tangible assets 110354 104765 170620 Investments came from several countries. Main investor countries are: Cyprus - USD 377.8 million; Great Britain - USD investments in intangible 17629 27653 46779 22.9 million; Panama - USD 4.5 million; Germany - USD 4.3 assets million, and the Russian Federation - USD 4.3 million. of them: rights to commercial 1849 6926 33660 The volume of foreign direct investment per capita by the designations, industrial cumulative total since the beginning of investment as of property objects, copyrights 01.01.2019 amounted to USD 202.8. and related rights, patents, The volume of foreign direct investment per capita by the licenses, concessions, etc. cumulative total since the beginning of investment as of software and databases 10762 8750 8864 31.12.2019 amounted to USD 209.0.
1Excluding part of the temporarily occupied territories in Luhansk Oblast.
Direct Investment Volume CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
Capital investments by regions1, (UAH million)
$ 447,2 million 3329,8 3219,3 3357,5 $ 316,5 million $ 16,3 million 2017 2018 2019 Processing industry Mining and quarrying 1Data are provided excluding part of the temporarily occupied territories in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. 42 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
Capital investments by funding sources (UAH thousand)
20171 20181 20191 Wholesale and retail trade c 593 162 of motor vehicles and Total 3329763 3219250 3357465 motorcycles, their repair including at the expense of: Wholesale trade, except 32903 32625 30031 state budget funds 312276 398657 400575 of motor vehicles and motorcycles local budget funds 1009770 795477 930319 Retail trade, except of motor c 21071 40251 own funds of enterprises and 1853083 1887083 1924592 vehicles and motorcycles organizations Transport, warehousing, 43329 48839 82884 bank loans and other loans 41594 56024 60026 postal and courier activities funds of non-resident investors 11952 32198 3744 Land and pipeline transport 14210 20111 17107 funds of population for housing 67559 41449 11688 Warehousing and 29119 28728 65777 construction support activities in the other funding sources 33529 8362 18121 field of transport Temporary accommodation 2914 4866 9614 and catering 1Excluding part of the temporarily occupied territories in Luhansk Temporary accommodation 2173 4741 7016 Oblast. Provision of food 741 125 2598 and beverages Capital investments by types of economic activity, (UAH Information and 1623 24012 4853 thousand) telecommunications Publishing, radio, television 728 685 242 1 1 1 2017 2018 2019 Telecommunications c 23262 4231 Total 3329763 3219250 3357465 (electro communications) Agriculture, forestry 1192983 1172597 1079314 Computer programming c 65 380 and fisheries and provision of other information services Agriculture, hunting 1190591 1169188 1078639 and related services Financial and insurance 128 77 c Forestry and logging 2392 c 675 activities Industry 457190 687807 640762 Real estate transactions 115857 19396 57702 Construction 126674 74920 45182 Professional, scientific and 39460 39547 57444 Wholesale and retail trade; 61616 54289 70444 technical activities repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 43 CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
Activities in the fields of law 34217 22175 44366 Links to: and accounting, architecture and engineering, technical Interactive investment map of Ukraine – UA testing and research MAP Research and development 4419 1292 12304 https://uamap.org.ua/ Other professional, scientific 824 16080 774 and technical activities Activities in the field 22883 8969 9892 of administrative and support services Zruchno.INVESTBASE Public administration and 798222 777892 993941 http://loga.gov.ua/oda/about/depart/ defense; compulsory economy/zruchnoinvestbase social insurance Education 108695 102820 90873 Health care and 288202 186112 206182 social assistance Arts, sports, entertainment 15196 10910 5901 and recreation Provision of other c 6197 c types of services
1Excluding part of temporarily occupied territories in Luhansk Oblast.
Note. Symbol (c) – data are not disclosed in order to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Law of Ukraine “On State Statistics” on the confidentiality of statistical information. 44 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ INVESTMENT PROPOSALS (TEASERS)
«Aidar-An-Miaso» JV in Kamianka village
Business opportunity: Direct investment Industry: Agricultural sector Name: Construction of milk processing line Estimated investment: UAH 15 million Implementation period: 24 months
Contact Information: Luhansk Regional State Administration ave. Tsentralnyi, 59, Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine, 93406 Contact person: Liudmyla Akhtyrska Deputy Director of the Department of Economics Phone: +38 099 935 59 98 Socio-economic effects: E-mail: [email protected] ✔ creation of 27 new job positions; Key facts: ✔ restoration of export potential; Ownership: Private ✔ expansion of company’s activities; Location: Luhansk Oblast, Novopskovsk district, Kamianka village ✔ compliance with all environmental standards and Brief overview: Construction of a milk processing line at the requirements. premises of «Aidar-An-Miaso» JV in Kamianka village. The company’s activities will be aimed at the production and sale of cheese and other dairy products; plans are underway to purchase equipment for milk processing and production of «Vilkhovske» LLC cheese, ice cream, pasteurized milk and sour cream. Management has conducted trainings on enterprise efficiency, available schemes, list of technological equipment for the Business opportunity: Direct Investment production facility, and commercial proposals. Industry: Agricultural sector Name: Purchase of equipment for recovery of Key technical and economic indicators: «Vilkhovske» LLC Capacity – 10 tons of milk per shift: Estimated investment: UAH 10.948 million diluted milk – 5.4 tons; Implementation period: 24 months cream – 0.6 ton; standardized milk – 4 tons, of which: Contact Information: whey – 4.5 tons; Luhansk Regional State Administration sour cream – 1 ton; ave. Tsentralnyi, 59, Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine, skim milk cheese – 0.5 ton; 93406 drinking milk – 3 tons; Contact person: kefir –1 ton. Liudmyla Akhtyrska Deputy Director of the Department of Economics Phone: +38 099 935 59 98 E-mail: [email protected] / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 45 INVESTMENT PROPOSALS (TEASERS)
Sunflower seeds storage and processing complex
Key facts: Ownership: Private Business opportunity: Direct Investment Location: Luhansk Oblast, Stanychno-Luhanskyi district Industry: Agricultural sector Brief overview: Modernization of equipment for enterprise Name: Sunflower seeds storage and processing recovery. Bringing agricultural products to long-term storage complex facilities will allow the generation of larger batches of grain for Estimated investment: UAH 650 million storage, sale and shipment both within Luhansk Oblast and across other regions of Ukraine, creating an opportunity for export. Implementation period: 24 months There are 13 warehouses and office buildings on the territory of enterprise. “Vilkhovske” LLC owns a land plot with a total area of Contact information: 10 hectares. Luhansk Regional State Administration There are commercial offers for the purchase and installation of ave. Tsentralnyi, 59, Sievierodonetsk, equipment and staff training. Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine, 93406 Contact person: Key technical and economic indicators: Liudmyla Akhtyrska Simulataneous storage capacity – 37.5 thousand tons of grain; Deputy Director of the Department Automatic loading line capacity – 4.0 thousand tons per day; of Economics Automatic unloading capacity – 3.2 thousand tons per day. Phone: +38 099 935 59 98 E-mail: [email protected]
Key facts: Ownership: Private Location: Luhansk Oblast, Starobilsk district
Brief overview: The project has been implemented by 50% (“Heliant XXI” LLC). It is necessary to purchase and carry out installation works of European (90%) and Ukrainian (10%) equipment and put it into operation. Compliance with energy efficiency of the technological process in production, as well as use of alternative energy sources and promoting environmental protection will have a significant impact on economy development of Luhansk Oblast and Starobilsk district. All construction works on the project, necessary for equipment installation, have been performed in full. Socio-economic effects: Key technical and economic indicators: ✔ creation of 220 new job positions; Grain hopper - 50 000 m3; ✔ restoration of export potential; Sunflower processing - 100 000 tons per year; ✔ compliance with all environmental standards and requirements; Design specifications and estimates- available; ✔ more in-depth processing of agricultural products. This project has been developed by Kirovohradproekt” OJSC based on engineering of equipment manufacturers: “CIMBRIA Unigrain A/S” (Denmark) and “CPM SKET” (Germany), which are the part of “CPM” (USA) group. 46 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ INVESTMENT PROPOSALS (TEASERS)
RPE «Zorya» Ltd
Business opportunity: Direct investment Industry: Chemical industry Name: Organization of production of mineral fertilizers Estimated investment: € 26,86 million Implementation period: 24 months
Contact Information: Luhansk Regional State Administration ave. Tsentralnyi, 59, Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine, 93406 Contact People: Liudmyla Akhtyrska Deputy director of the Department of Economics Phone: +38 099 935 59 98 Andrii Lysenko (English speaking representative) Chief specialist of the Department of Economics Phone: +38 099 015 91 12 E-mail: [email protected] Key facts: Ownership: RPE «Zorya» Ltd Location: Luhansk Oblast, Rubizhne Brief overview: Organization of production of mineral fertilizers with the implementation of modern technologies that Socio-economic effects: allow to get such a number of products in one scheme ✔ creation of 75 new job positions; as ammonium sulfate and NPK of different ratios(16:16:16; 10:26:26; ✔ restoration of export potential; 8:19:29; 12:24:12; 8:20:30). ✔ compliance with all environmental standards and When setting up the production of mineral requirements; fertilizers it is possible to: ✔ more in-depth processing of agricultural products. • substitute up to 33-38% of imported ammoniumsulfate; • cover approximately 10% of the needs of the Ukrainian NPK market.
Key technical and economic indicators: Investment required – € 21,488 million; Gross profit: ammonium sulfate -€ 103 per ton; NPK - € 100 per ton; Revenue from sales - € 68.5 million / year; / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 47 INVESTMENT PROPOSALS (TEASERS)
Net profit -€ 18,2 million / year; Key facts: Discounted payback period - 4.1 years (from the Ownership: RPE «Zorya» Ltd beginning of investing) Location: Luhansk Oblast, Rubizhne Brief overview: Organization of production of sulfuric acid, which is one of the main raw materials in the production of nitro products, including TNT, 3,5-DNBA and mineral fertilizers: Socio-economic effects: • ensuring the need for acid for internal consumption; ✔creation of 75 new jobs; • sales of acid in the volume of approximately 80 thousand tons per year; ✔ output of NPK is approximately 150 000 tons / year; • covering the needs for steam for the entire site; ✔output of ammonium sulfate is approximately 70 000 • usage of modern equipment of Nanjing KAPSOM Engineering tons / year; Limited (China). • The share of RPE «Zorya» Ltd in the domestic TNT market is 100%, ✔high quality products within minimal raw material costs; in the world market - 11%; ✔complete heat recovery of the reaction; • RPE «Zorya» Ltd is one of the three enterprises of Ukraine ✔maximum environmental friendliness of production; producing sulfuric acid; • RPE «Zorya» Ltd is one of two European companies producing ✔substitution of Belarusian, Polish fertilizers with trinitrotoluene. domestic products Key technical and economic indicators: Investment required – € 21,488 million; RPE «Zorya» Ltd Payback period – 7,7 years
Business opportunity: Direct investment
Industry: Chemical industry Socio-economic effects: Name: Organization of sulfuric acid production ✔creation of 55 new jobs; Estimated investment: € 16,90 million ✔output of sulfuric acid is approximately 100 thousand Implementation period: 30 months tons per year; ✔maximum use of heat of reaction; ✔compliance with the sanitary emission standards at the Contact Information: level of European requirements; Luhansk Regional State Administration ✔maximum environmental friendliness of production; ave. Tsentralnyi, 59, Sievierodonetsk, ✔availability of well-established logistics Luhansk region, Ukraine, 93406 Contact People: Liudmyla Akhtyrska Link to: Deputy director of the Department of Economics Catalogue for enticing Phone: +38 099 935 59 98 investment opportunities Andrii Lysenko (English speaking representative) Chief specialist of the Department of Economics Phone: +38 099 015 91 12 E-mail: [email protected] 48 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ INVESTMENT PROPOSALS (TEASERS)
Construction of a central waste facility Business opportunities: Concession Industry: Waste Management Name: Construction of a central waste facility Estimated investment: EUR 25.04 mln. Implementation period: 36 months
Contact Information: Luhansk Regional State Administration ave. Central, 59, Sievierodonetsk Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine, 93406 Contact person: Socio-economic effects: ✔ Vitalii Surai creates more than 100 new jobs ✔ Director of Housing and Utilities Department modern solid waste management system ✔ Phone +38 050 426 68 39 reduces waste disposal by 30-35% ✔ Email: [email protected] reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 20% Key facts: Ownership: Public-private partnership Location: Lysychansk, Luhansk region Center for social rehabilitation Brief overview: • Ecofriendly technology of children • Provides a solution to waste disposal for more than 600 people • Inclusion in the central waste management facility of a mechanical processing unit for solid household waste, as part of the garbage disposal complex alongside an auxiliary Business opportunity: Direct investment processing line • adaptation of the landfill for disposal of the final product of Industry: Social welfare processing of the located plant Name: Center for social rehabilitation of children • receiving sorted waste from other sorting stations from the area, for further processing at the cogeneration unit With disabilities «Renaissance» Estimated investment: € 2,67 million Main technical and economic indicators: Implementation period: 53 months • area of the plot is 33 ha • amount of waste - 8.33 thousand tons /month • design capacity of the complex - 100,0 thousand tons / year • capacity of the generated electricity - 4,5 MW Contact Information: • payback - 7 years Luhansk Regional State Administration ave. Tsentralnyi, 59, Sievierodonetsk, Project status: Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine, 93406 • Previous Feasibility Study / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 49 INVESTMENT PROPOSALS (TEASERS)
Contact People: Development of the System Liudmyla Akhtyrska Deputy director of the Department of Economics of social services provision for Phone: +38 099 935 59 98 Andrii Lysenko (English speaking representative) elderly citizens and people with Chief specialist of the Department of Economics disabilities of Luhansk Oblast Phone: +38 099 015 91 12 E-mail: [email protected] Business opportunity: Direct investment Industry: Social welfare Key facts: Ownership: Municipal Estimated investment: € 2,3 million Location: Luhansk Oblast Implementation period: 41 months Brief overview: Implementation of the project will allow to: Contact Information: • increase the level of rehabilitation services for children and Luhansk Regional State Administration youth with disabilities under the age of 35 and children at risk; ave. Tsentralnyi, 59, Sievierodonetsk, • expand the nosology of diseases for which rehabilitation Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine, 93406 services are provided (today children with neurological diseases receive services, it is planned to provide services to patients with Contact People: intellectual disabilities, musculoskeletal disorders (approximately Liudmyla Akhtyrska 70%); Deputy director of the Department of Economics • increase the number of children receiving education in inclusive Phone: +38 099 935 59 98 institutions (classes in secondary schools, groups in preschools) Andrii Lysenko (English speaking representative) (approximately 200 people per year); Chief specialist of the Department of Economics • provide palliative care at the place of residence to children/ Phone: +38 099 015 91 12 people with disabilities. E-mail: [email protected] Key technical and economic indicators: Investment required – € 2,67 million;
Socio-economic effects: ✔creation of approximately 30 new jobs; ✔creating opportunities and meeting conditions for the return or children and persons with disabilities to a proactive life; ✔restoring the independence of social, familial, and household activities; ✔restoring the social status of children with disabilities; 50 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ INVESTMENT PROPOSALS (TEASERS)
Key facts: Ownership: Municipal Location: Luhansk Oblast Brief overview: Implementation of the project will allow to: • increase the number of senior citizens eligible for services from 1250 to 1420 people annually; • increase the level of quality of stay in wards to 170 people annually; • increase the number of places available for the elderly from 1288 to 1458 beds; • provide a range of social services, including inpatient care, palliative / hospice care, social adaptation, counseling for the elderly and people with disabilities; • eliminate such a concept as a queue for regional inpatient facilities for the elderly and people with disabilities; Contact Information: • carry out the construction of a specialized modern building, Luhansk Regional State Administration which must comply with current legislation on the provision of ave. Tsentralnyi, 59, Sievierodonetsk, social services with specialized equipment. Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine, 93406 Contact People: Key technical and economic indicators: Liudmyla Akhtyrska Investment required – € 2,3 million; Deputy director of the Department of Economics Phone: +38 099 935 59 98 Andrii Lysenko (English speaking represantative) Socio-economic effects: Chief specialist of the Department of Economics Phone: +38 099 015 91 12 ✔creation of approximately 10 new jobs; E-mail: [email protected] ✔provision of social services with appropriate living conditions, citizens, provision of medical care for Key facts: elderly sitizens and people with disabilities who need Ownership: State outside care and assistance Location: Luhansk Oblast Brief overview: Carrying out capital and current repairs of buildings and structures, where separate structural supplying owned by the University are located, as well as equipping the institution with equipment, furniture and materials.
Implementation of the project will allow to: Resuming the activity of Luhansk • create a system of alternative heat and energy supply of separate structural subdivisions of LNAU; National Agrarian University • ensure continuous functioning of LNAU’s socialamenity and educational and administrative infrastructure; (LNAU) • provide an opportunity to properly accommodate students and staff of the University, separated structural subdivisions (colleges); Business opportunity: Invest in Direct investment • establish the conditions for an effective organization of the Industry: Education educational process; • repair and refurbish the premises in order to set up student centers Estimated investment : € 7,04 million (co-workings) Implementation period: 13 months Key technical and economic indicators: Investment required – € 7,04 million; / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 51 INVESTMENT PROPOSALS (TEASERS)
Contact Information: Socio-economic effects: Luhansk Regional State Administration ✔positive effect influence on the economic development ave. Tsentralnyi, 59, Sievierodonetsk, of the region by means of addressing issues of training Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine, 93406 /retraining of the qualified personnel for agricultural Contact People: complex of Luhansk and Donetsk Oblasts; Liudmyla Akhtyrska ✔eliminationof shortage of equal access to agricultural Deputy director of the Department of Economics education by all categories of population, and Phone: +38 099 935 59 98 enhancement the University’s interaction with local Andrii Lysenko (English speaking representative) communities, authorities, businesses and international Chief specialist of the Department of Economics organizations Phone: +38 099 015 91 12 E-mail: [email protected]
Key facts: Ownership: Municipal Location: Luhansk Oblast Brief overview: Reconstruction of the sports complex involves the reconstruction of a summer house for a modern gym with an area of 670,0 m² with a capacity of up to 50 people at a time, superstructure of the Reconstruction of buildings and 2nd floor, construction of a 2-storey extension and placement of structures of MI «lRSC «Olimp» a modular solid fuel boiler. Implementation of the project will allow to: • increase by 3% of the population of the city and the region, who regularly engage in physical culture and sports; Business opportunity: Invest in Direct investment • annually hold more than 70 events of health and physical Industry: sports culture, and athletic orientation on a regional level on the basis of a sports complex; Estimated investment: € 1,92 million • hold more than 20 sporting events on a national and Implementation period: 24 months international level; • increase by 25% the number of members of the main and reserve staff of the National Teams of Ukraine in athletics and gymnastics from Luhansk region; • increase the capacity of sports complex MI «LRSC «Olimp» due to the construction of 3 additional gyms with an area of 400 m², 200 m² and 120 m². Key technical and economic indicators: Investment required – € 1,92 million;
Social effects: ✔carrying out of year-round educational and training work in appropriate conditions for 400 - 450 pupils of students in establishments and leading sportsmen; ✔providing appropriate conditions to train young athletes for professional and reserve participation in sporting events. 52 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ INVESTMENT PROPOSALS (TEASERS)
RECONSTRUCTION OF multifunctionalsports grounds. Implementation of the project will allow to: THE CENTRAL REGIONAL STADIUM • increase by 3% the population of the city and the region, who regularly engage in physical culture and sports; Business Opportunity: Invest in Direct investment • annually hold more than 50 competitions and events of health Industry: Sports and physical culture, and athletic orientation on a municipal and regional level on the basis of a sports complex; Estimated Investment: € 6,43 million • hold more than 20 festivals and events on a national level, Implementation Period: 24 months entertainment and festive events; • conduct educational and training work in appropriate conditions for leading athletes (over 450 people) and disabled athletes of Luhansk region (over 150 people); • strengthen the logistical support for the development of physical culture and sports in the state-controlled territory of Luhansk region.
Key technical and economic indicators: Investment required – € 6,43 million;
Socio-economic effects:
✔providing appropriate conditions to train young athletes for professional and reserve participation in sporting events; ✔increase the number of participants in physical health activities, sporting events and competitions, lowering the morbidity rate of the population. Contact Information: Luhansk Regional State Administration ave. Tsentralnyi, 59, Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine, 93406 Contact People: Liudmyla Akhtyrska Deputy director of the Department of Economics Phone: +38 099 935 59 98 Andrii Lysenko (English speaking representative) Chief specialist of the Department of Economics Phone: +38 099 015 91 12 E-mail: [email protected]
Key facts: Ownership: Municipal Location: Luhansk Oblast Brief overview: Reconstruction of the stadium «Khimik» in Sievierodonetsk for the arrangement of a central sports arena - with an athletics core and / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 53 INVESTMENT PROPOSALS (TEASERS)
Brief overview: LUHANSK REGIONAL CLINICAL Reconstruction of premises for Luhansk Regional Clinical Hospital. HOSPITAL Implementation of the project will allow to:
Business opportunity: Direct Investment • perform minimally invasive endoscopic surgeries on all organs and systems; Industry: Healthcare • perform complex operations on brain tumors, intracerebral Estimated Investment: € 21 million hematomas, arteriovenous and arterial aneurysms of cerebral vessels; Implementation Period: 48 Months • introduce methodology of kidney transplants - the most effective means of treatment of late stages for chronic renal failure; • introduce large joint arthroplasty and arthroscopic autoplasty for the cruciate ligaments of the knee joint; • perform operations with artificial circulation in congenital and acquired heart defects, operations on the working heart, mammary and coronary artery bypass grafting;
Key technical and economic indicators: Investment required – € 6,43 million;
Social effects: ✔Increase the number of annual examinations of residents and internally displaced persons by 1.5 times (from 43.3 to 65.0 thousand people); ✔Increase the annual provision of high-tech medical care, surgical interventions by 4.5 times (from 2.0 thousand to 9.0 thousand) Contact information: Luhansk Regional State Administration ave. Tsentralnyi, 59, Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk region, Ukraine, 93406 Contact person: Liudmyla Akhtyrska Deputy Director of the Department of Economics Link to: Phone: +38 099 935 59 98 Investment opportunities portfolio E-mail: [email protected] Key facts: Ownership: Municipal Location: Luhansk Oblast, Sievierodonetsk 54 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Priority areas for implementation of international technical technologies of extraction and consumption of green energy, assistance projects: development of e-government and innovation, improvement of Reduction of energy consumption, development of agro-industrial ecology, humanitarian mine action, restoration of damaged or complex, development of local business, introduction of new obsolete infrastructure, health care, education, culture, sports and other. / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 55 INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Number and list of international organizations that carry FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the out their activities in the region: United Nations UN OCHA Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Name of Full name of the organization/project Affairs organization/ project MDM Doctors of the World UNDP United Nations Development Programme HеlpAge Hеlp Age International UNRPP The United Nations Recovery and International Peacebuilding Programme UNHCR Office of the United Nations High UN WOMEN United Nations Entity for Gender Equality Commissioner for Refugees and the Empowerment of Women WHO World Health Organization IOM International Organization for Migration DESPRO Swiss-Ukrainian project “Support to NRC Norwegian Refugee Council Decentralization in Ukraine” FORBIZ FORBIZ project – establishing better business ACTED Agency for Technical Cooperation and environment Development Chemonics Chemonics International Inc. DRC + DDG Danish Refugee Council + Danish Demining International Inc. Group East Europe International Charitable Organization GIZ German Development Cooperation Foundation “East Europe Foundation” Agency PIN People in Need DAI Global DAI Global LLC
EDF Entrepreneurship Development Fund Number of signed memorandum of understanding and NEFC Nordic Environment Finance Corporation cooperation: in 2017-2019, 47 memorandum of understanding and cooperation were signed between the Luhansk Regional State HALO Trust Hazardous Area Life-support Organization Administration and international partners on the implementation GOAL International Non-Governmental of international technical assistance projects. Organization GOAL UNICEF United Nations Childrens' Fund UNFPA United Nations Fund for Population Activities Photos of implemented ITA projects (if USAID US Agency for International Development available) with a short description: ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross https://bit.ly/2Ncbbom USAID USAID Governance Component “Democratic Governance in Eastern Ukraine” 56 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
List of donor-countries, total number of projects (under The Government of the 1 2 000 000 GBP which the regional state administration is the beneficiary) United Kingdom of Great by countries, total cost of projects by countries: Britain and Northern Ireland through the Donor Number Project Currency Ministry of Foreign and of budget Commonwealth Affairs/ projects Foundation for Conflict Prevention, Stability and Great Britain, Ireland 1 552 000 GBP Security in Ukraine (CSSF) European Union through 1 9 500 000 EUR Government of Japan 1 535 714 USD the Reconstruction Credit Institution (KfW) European Union 3 40 757 057 EUR Study visits of small and medium business representatives Nordic Environment 2 1 020 000 EUR abroad Finance Corporation (NEFCO) On May 23-25, 2019, with the support of DAI Global LLC in the Germany 1 3 000 000 EUR framework of “Economic Recovery in Eastern Ukraine” project, in cooperation with UNIT City team and UFuture investment group UNDP 1 1 300 000 USD a study tour to UNIT City Innovation Park has been organized. On USA 1 61 818 364 USD October 16, 2019, the intention to establish a modern and innovative IT school in Luhansk Oblast was finally confirmed. The common Government of Canada 1 5 000 000 CAD vision was enshrined in the signing of a tripartite Memorandum of Cooperation between “Economic Reconstruction of Eastern Ukraine” USAID project, Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National The Government 1 5 000 000 USD University and Luhansk Regional State Administration. of the Kingdom of the Netherlands through the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) The Government of the 1 14 973 026 USD Kingdom of Sweden through the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA); The Government of the 1 2 000 000 GBP Kingdom of Denmark through the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DMFA); The Government of the 1 14 973 026 USD Swiss Confederation through the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 57 INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
On September 24-30, 2019, a participation in the session “Managing Transformation in the Health Sector: Overcoming Barriers to Improving the Quality of Health Care Services” (Skopje, Northern Macedonia), organized by partners in the framework of “Democratic governance in Eastern Ukraine” (DG East) USAID project, has been organized.
On December 12, 2019 within the framework of “Economic Support to Eastern Ukraine” USAID project a visit to NTU “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute” and UNIT.City Kharkiv has been organized.
In order to promote entrepreneurship among the population, in On September 22-28, 2019, a participation in a study visit to September and November 2019 the United Nations Development the Republic of Estonia to study the experience of health care Program in Ukraine (UNDP) with the financial support of the reform and introduction of electronic services within the UNDP Government of the Republic of Poland and in partnership with Recovery and Peacebuilding Programme has been organized. the Polish-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce organized and conducted business development study visits for owners and managers of micro- small and medium business (MSMB) from Donetsk and Luhansk regions to the Republic of Poland. 58 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ BRAND OF LUHANSK OBLAST
In order to build a positive image and with promotion purposes, taking into account geographical, economic, social and cultural characteristics, Luhansk Oblast, with the financial support of the UN Reconstruction and Peacebuilding Programme, created its own brand “My Luhansk Region”, which was officially presented on July 31, 2018 at “Image of Luhansk Oblast: from Idea to Modern Brand” Forum.
Should you have any questions about special cases of using visual identity elements that are not reflected in this guide, please contact the Department of International Technical Assistance, Innovative Development and External Relations of Luhansk Regional State Administration.
The circles, symbols of unity, were taken as visual basis for the logo, indicating our people, who attract each other and reach their homeland. Despite the circumstances, people strive to be in a circle of their relatives and friends and eventually create new communities around them, inviting new friends and people. Circles symbolize openness to others, to all who strive for development and prosperity. In addition, the circles symbolize the communities of Luhansk Oblast. The residents of the region live in a wonderful land with a diverse nature and history. Therefore, additional graphic elements were developed, namely animal symbols: a horse, a marmot and a fox. The brand book is an important tool for all users of the Luhansk region identity. In all cases, where there is a need to use a logo, it should be carried out only in accordance with the requirements of this document. All provisions of the brand book must be thoroughly observed. Link for brand book QR code: The guide presents examples of logo use, its application and a http://www.brand.lg.ua/download/1- number of other elements of visual identity. brendbuk-luhanshchyna-moya.html / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 59 BUSINESS PRESENTATION EVENTS
26th Ukraine International Travel Market – UITM’2019 (October During «RE:THINK - Invest in Ukraine» - the first investment forum 02-04, 2019, Kyiv). Participation of Luhansk Oblast in one of the conducted by the initiative of the President of Ukraine on biggest tourist events of the season has become an important October 29th, 2019, top priority projects we discussed. These tool for the establishment of a positive image of the region projects being: as a safe territory for travel, an opportunity to present tourist • “Resumption of Railway Connection”, which includes the potential, improve cooperation with other regions of Ukraine, construction of Kindrashivska-Nova – Lantrativka railway business entities and more. station and electrification of Novozolotarivka – Lyman and Popasna – Svatove – Kupiansk railway stations; • “Construction of a Central Waste Management Facility”, Lysychansk.
The Second Forum of Ukrainian and Belarus regions (October 3, 2019, Zhytomyr) took place with the participation of Presidents Volodymyr Zelensky and Alexander Lukashenko. The forum was aimed at further development of relations between the two countries, strengthening the economic and humanitarian relationship, presentation of economic potentials of regions in the field of trade, industry, agricultural cooperation, investment, etc. 60 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ BUSINESS PRESENTATION EVENTS
«East-Expo 2019» Business Event (November 08-09, 2019, Kyiv), The 1st Forum of the Regional Coalition of Luhansk Region “From which was implemented within the framework of United Nations Common Vision to Economic Growth” was held with the support of Recovery and Peacebuilding Programme with the financial “Economic Support of Eastern Ukraine” USAID Project (November support of the European Union, the governments of Poland 20, 2019, Sievierodonetsk). The Forum discussed the most pressing and Japan. 26 entrepreneurs from Luhansk region presented issues for the region, in particular, the economy in rural areas, their activities and had the opportunity to conduct business energy security and infrastructure, services and social cohesion. negotiations to find partners and clients from western Ukraine, Poland and other EU countries, as well as to establish new business and commercial relations. / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 61 HEALTHCARE
2018 2019 Outpatient clinics 18 - 19 - Number of hospitals 27 25 including PHC centers 16 - 16 - Number of hospital beds 6149 6119 EMS and DM Center 1 - 1 - Total number of doctors 1955 1934 Separate EHS stations 3 - 0 - Total number of nurses 5159 4927 EHS stations as a 0 - 3 - part of the EMS Number of requests for primary 2522705 2469235 and DM Center medical assistance Children's tuberculosis 1 50 1 50 Structure of health care facilities and hospital stock health camp Regional infant 1 60 1 60 2018 2019 orphanage Number hospital Number hospital Bureau of Forensic 1 - 1 - stock stock Medicine Regional hospitals 1 1070 1 1070 Center for medical and 1 - 1 - social assessment Children's regional 1 246 1 246 hospitals Information and 1 - 1 - analytical centers of Psychiatric hospitals 2 715 2 715 medical statistics Center for AIDS 1 25 1 25 Blood transfusion 1 - 1 - Prevention and station Control Physiotherapy hospital 1 50 1 50 The amount of investment in the health care system City hospitals 5 1630 4 1630 UAH 8138,8 thousand - 2018 Central district 12 1958 12 1938 hospitals thousand - 2019 District hospitals 2 80 2 80 UAH 9484,6 Community hospitals 2 35 1 25 Number of purchased ambulances Regional tuberculosis 2 130 1 130 dispensary 11 units (UAH 5.5 million) 2018 Regional 1 50 1 50 dermatovenerologic 16 units (UAH 15.346 million) 2019 dispensary Regional oncology 1 70 1 70 Key issues of healthcare development dispensary - imperfect network of inpatient health care facilities that provide Regional cardiologic 1 30 1 30 highly specialized medical care, namely, lack of own premises dispensary and necessary equipment at Luhansk Regional Clinical Hospital Regional narcological 1 60 1 60 and Luhansk Oblast Clinical Oncology Dispensary; dispensary - unsatisfactory condition of facilities and resources of medical District 1 - 1 - and preventive institutions; dermatovenerologic - deficiency of medical staff in medical and preventive dispensary institutions. 62 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ SCIENCE AND INNOVATIONS
State Research Institute of Chemical Production Safety Number of organizations that carried out research and Scope of activities: development of control means for harmful development: substances in the environment; designing different varieties of According to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, 12 organizations carried out research and development insulating suits, protective equipment clothing, dermatological activities in 2018 in Luhansk Oblast (in 2017 – 15). agents; explosion and fire prevention. Information for 2019 is absent.
Research and Design Institute «Water Treatment There are several institutions in Technologies» Luhansk region, engaged in (http://www.ivt.ua, https://svod.ua/ research and development Is engaged in research and experimental development in the field of natural and technical sciences (design and manufacture activities: of wastewater treatment equipment). «Khimtekhnolohia» LLC Scope of activities:
(https://www.alvigo-group.com/) • design of wastewater treatment plants, technical water In Ukraine and Eastern Europe represents ALVIGO group supply; of companies – one of leading companies in the field of engineering and design of chemical plants in Europe and in CIS. • compilation and analysis of water-salt balance for Scope of activities: enterprises with issuance of decisions on their optimization;
• activities in the field of engineering, geology and geodesy, • production of chemicals to combat corrosion, scale, provision of technical consulting services in these areas biological fouling in technical water supply systems, hot (main); water and steam boilers. • activities in the field of architecture; • technical tests and research; • research and experimental development in the field of «Sievierodonetsk Research and Design Institute of Chemical biotechnology and other natural and technical sciences. Engineering» PJSC is a leading institute in Ukraine for scientific and technical support of oil and gas refining, «Luhansk Institute of Land Management» SE petrochemical and chemical industries. Scope of activities: research and experimental development in Carries out works on: natural and technical sciences. • comprehensive inspection and technical diagnostics of existing technological equipment at enterprises of various Main directions of research activities: industries in order to determine the remaining life expectancy; • soil survey; • development of equipment repair technologies that has • economic assessment. undergone various types of corrosion and deformation; / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 63 SCIENCE AND INNOVATIONS
• development of regulatory documents on non-destructive • modernization of high-risk industries; testing, materials science, corrosion resistance, welding • construction control; of steels, titanium, aluminum, copper, zirconium, niobium, • development of operational, technical documentation; bimetals and other materials; • development of ventilation, aspiration, gas and dust cleaning systems; • development of methods of corrosion monitoring • training of operating personnel. and electrochemical protection against corrosion of technological equipment; • development of metal cladding technologies using Risk Research Center “Rizikon” explosion welding. (http://rizikon.ua/) – the main activity of the center is scientific and technical «Research and Design Institute of Chemical Technologies development and consulting in the field of safety of industrial «Khimtekhnolohia» SE facilities based on hazard analysis and risk assessment, namely: – is engaged in research and development in the field of natural • development of accident modeling and risk assessment sciences; production of essential medicines; production of other methods; basic organic chemical products. • execution of danger examination of existing and newly constructed industrial facilities, projects, declarations; Types of economic activity: • development of documentation related to the operation of hazardous facilities based on hazard analysis and risk • research and development in the field of natural and assessment; technical sciences; • investigation of process and equipment hazard and development of methods of safe management of • production of essential medicines; technological processes; • production of other basic organic substances. • development of methods and means of accident prevention and emergency protection of industrial facilities; • development of computer simulators for training and «Sievierodonetskyi ORGKHIM» PJSC preparation of production personnel for collective (http://orghim.ua/) concerted actions to eliminate emergencies and accidents. – is a company that occupies a leading position in the market of engineering services, as well as specialized services for engineering and technical support for construction and reconstruction of chemical, petrochemical and oil and gas refining facilities. Scope of activities; Number of enterprises that implemented innovations • design, project management; Share of enterprises that implemented innovations • preparatory and commissioning works; • engineering support of major repairs; 2017 7,2 % • comprehensive automation of production; • range of services for electrical devices; 2019 12,2 % 64 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ SCIENCE AND INNOVATIONS
A few enterprises are engaged in innovation activity in the industrial complex of Luhansk Oblast, namely:
Sievierodonetsk Research and Production Association “Impulse”, PJSC ([email protected]) – Ukraine’s leading company that offers a wide range of control systems for various industries, and is a developer of software and hardware control and management Research and Production Enterprise “Microterm”, LLC systems for nuclear and thermal energy, oil and gas, chemistry, (http://www.mikroterm.lg.ua/news.html) – is a modern research rail transport, airlines, space, metallurgy, engineering, defense and production complex, which includes a marketing department, industry, sea fleet. device development departments, design and technological The company offers products in three categories: products for units, production of devices. nuclear power plants; products for railways; general industrial The main activity of the enterprise is the development and products. production of devices for control and regulation of technological processes, as well as automation means in various sectors of economy: to measure temperature, pressure, level; a wide range of pneumatic and electric devices, intrinsically safe barriers, digital indicators, recorders and other devices.
Research and Design Institute «Water Treatment Technologies» is one of the largest suppliers of reagents for water treatment in Ukraine. The production capacities of the institute allow synthesizing various chemical products, producing reagents and various equipment for water treatment. The company has 50 patents.
Research and Production Enterprise «Zorya», LLC Research and Production Enterprise «MIKROKHIM» LLC (http://www.zaryachem.com/ua) – is a modern, rapidly developing chemical enterprise. There is no other production (https://microkhim.com.ua/) – is a Ukrainian full-cycle facility in Ukraine, capable to offer similar range of products within pharmaceutical company – from the synthesis of active a single production. The company is manufacturing explosives pharmaceutical ingredients to the development and production for the development of coal deposits. The company carries out of finished medicinal products. The company specializes in the research and development works, the main task of which is to development and production of pharmaceutical synthetic improve production processes and technologies. substances and finished medicinal products in form of pills, sprays, / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 65 SCIENCE AND INNOVATIONS
injectable solutions. The company produces 29 types of finished medicinal products in the form of sprays, pills, injections and 10 items of pharmaceutical substances for the production of finished medicinal products. Work is underway to develop new types of drugs.
«AGK Ukraine», LLC (www.ag-k.eu) – is the enterprise which is engaged in development and implementation of projects, connected with organization of polymeric materials processing procedure, as well as application of manufactured products. Technological capabilities and technical equipment of The most important components of project work are: Research and Production Association «Sievierodonetsk Plant of Chemical Unstandardized Equipment» LLC (https:// • conducting research with the aim of possible modernization of existing production; www.severhimmash.com/) allow manufacturing of knowledge- • identification of the most effective and innovative solutions intensive equipment of any complexity. Product consumers required for project implementation; include: “Kryvorizhstal”, “Zaporizhstal”, “METINVEST” and other enterprises. The plant is furnished with equipment for automatic • selection of optimal materials in order to increase energy electric slag submerged arc welding, gas-shielded welding, efficiency and energy conservation in the production of machines for metal cutting, press equipment, equipment finished product that meets all necessary requirements of for rolling and bending of sheet, rolled products and pipes, the consumer. equipment for non-destructive testing of welds. This significantly expanded the capabilities of the enterprise, increased the culture and quality of production.
“Bilovodskyi Maslorobnyi Zavod”, PJSC (http://belmaclozavod.pat.ua/) is one of main specialized enterprises for milk processing and cheese production. The products of “Bilovodskyi Maslorobnyi Zavod” PJSC are in great demand both on regional and national levels. The range of dairy products (more than 50 items) has significantly expanded the enterprise; new production technologies are being introduced. 66 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ SCIENCE AND INNOVATIONS
Total amount of innovation expenses in the industry «Svativska Oliia», LLC (oil extraction plant) (http://www.agrex.com.ua/) is a large Total costs, (UAH thousand) production complex for processing sunflower seeds by pressing and extraction, production structure of which meets technological 2017 requirements for receiving, cleaning, processing and storage of 20 219,90 sunflower seeds and is represented by main, auxiliary and service productions, storage of raw materials, finished products and 2019 26 739,1 auxiliary materials.
Types of implemented innovative products in 2018: 2 types. Volume of sold innovative products Types of partners in innovation cooperation: research institutions (Ukraine). Share of sold innovative products in industrial volume, %
«Popasna Railway-Carriage Repair Works» ALC 2017 0,1%
(http://www.pvrz.org.ua/ua) – is a high-tech enterprise involved in 2019 the production and repair of freight rolling stock. 3,0% The company’s products are utilized in dozens of countries around the world. The company customers are public and private transport companies, as well as industrial enterprises in Number of new technological processes introduced Ukraine, CIS and foreign countries. Existing capacities of the plant allows producing up to 500 Year Number of new Including low-waste, new Model 12-9745 gondola cars per month and repairing 150 technological resource-saving gondola cars with extended service life. processes introduced, units 2017 4 3 Innovation activity of industrial enterprises in 2019, (UAH thousand) 2019 29 c
Year Total Including by areas costs re- including acqui- purchase other search sition of ma- ex- chinery, and of pens- Number of types of innovative products introduced other equip- es devel- ment and ex- op- inter- ex- software Year Number of items Including new ment ternal nal ternal knowl- of innovative types of machines, RDW RDW edge types of products equipment, devices, introduced, units instruments 2017 11 3 2019 26 739.1 c c c – 14 386,0 2019 34 c / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 67 SCIENCE AND INNOVATIONS
Training of scientific and scientific-pedagogical employees, number of postgraduate students, doctoral students Information on number of innovation laboratories Total costs, (UAH thousand) Number of research and edu- Number of postgraduate stu- is posted in a special publication “Scientific and cational institutions that have dents, persons innovative activities in Luhansk region in 2018” at the postgraduate training program, address https://cutt.ly/si2y01U. units 2017 2018 2017 2018 5 4 243 224 Funding of innovation measures by industrial enterprises Number of people enrolled at Number of people,graduated postgraduate training program from postgraduate training pro- gram Year Total Including at the expense of costs 60 66 72 54 internal funds of funds Other funds domestic of sourc- Number of research and edu- Number of doctoral students, investors foreign es cational institutions that have persons inves- post-doctoral program, units tors 3 3 25 18 2017 20 219.9 19943.5 – – 276.4 Number of persons enrolled at Number of persons, graduated 2019 26 739.1 c – – c post-doctoral program from post-doctoral program 7 11 11 16
Costs for research and development
Year Costs for research and Including for execution of development - total, (UAH thousand) basic scientific research applied research scientific and technical (experimental) developments (UAH % of the total cost (UAH % of the total cost thousand % of the total cost thousand) of research and thousand) of research and UAH of research and development development development
2017 29 332,4 5 559,60 19,00 8 840,30 30,10 14 932,50 50,90
2018 37 020,6 3 061,70 8,30 17 787,00 48,00 16 171,90 43,70
2019 39 288,4 3 417,20 8,70 27 785,90 70,70 8 085,30 20,60 68 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ EDUCATION
Leading higher educational institutions of III-IV level of accreditation: Luhansk Taras Shevchenko Luhansk State Medical National University University
Founded in 1921. The academic offer Founded in 1956. The University includes 3 covers about 150 fields and professions. faculties – medical, pharmaceutical and Training programs include: culture and postgraduate education, which unite 29 art; history, international relations and departments. socio-political sciences; pedagogy and Number of students: ~ 1.1 thousand people psychology; Ukrainian philology and social communications, economics and business; http://www.lsmu.edu.ua/ natural sciences, trade, service technologies and tourism; physics, mathematics and information technologies; physical education and sports; foreign languages. Number of students: ~ 6.8 thousand people http://luguniv.edu.ua/
Volodymyr Dahl East Eduard Didorenko Luhansk Ukrainian National University State University of Internal Affairs Founded in 1920. Currently, the university includes seven institutes (Institute of Economics Established in 1993. Carries out training of and Management, Educational and Scientific specialists and masters for justice system, Institute of Labor and Social Technologies, judicial and law enforcement bodies of Institute of Law and International Law, all regions of Ukraine according to the IV Institute of Philosophy and Psychology, educational and qualification level. Provides Institute of Computer Systems and Information education for Graduate level students in the Technologies, Institute of Transport and fields of law, judicial processes, and criminal Logistics, Institute of Chemical Technologies) justice for government and law enforcement and seven faculties (including international). agencies across every region of Ukraine. Number of students: ~ 6.9 thousand people Number of students: ~ 1.2 thousand people https://snu.edu.ua/ https://lduvs.edu.ua/ / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 69 EDUCATION
Luhansk National Agrarian Number of students, graduated from educational institutions, thousand people University 2017/181 2018/191 2019/201 Founded in 1921. Multidisciplinary educational professional (vocational) 2.5 2.3 1.9 institution of IV level of accreditation for education training of agricultural specialists: agronomists, colleges, technical 0.7 0.7 0.8 economists, mechanical engineers, engineers for schools, specialized production and processing of livestock products; schools builders; veterinarians; engineers-technologists for storage, canning and processing of meat and universities, academies, 4.6 4.3 4.6 meat products; storage, canning and processing institutes of milk and dairy products engineers. 1 Number of students: ~ 1.8 thousand people (Excluding part of temporality occupied territories of Luhansk Oblast) https://lnau.in.ua/ Structure of educational institutions, number:
Educational institutions: 276 General secondary education Number of Number of students, institutions thousand people Preschool education 2017/181 2018/191 2019/201 250 professional 22 5,6 4,9 4,7 (vocational) education 24 Out-of-school education colleges, 8 2,3 2,5 2,3 technical schools, Subjects of educational process (1excluding part of temporarily specialized occupied territories of Luhansk Oblast), thousand people: schools universities, 4 16,8 18,4 17,8 2017/181 2018/191 2019/201 academies, Preschoolers 15,8 14,9 14,5 institutes Secondary school 53,2 54,5 55,2 1(Excluding part of temporality occupied territories of Luhansk students Oblast) Students of out-of- 15,7 15,7 15,8 school education 70 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ LABOR POTENTIAL. PERSONAL INCOME
Population structure by area of residence: The structure of employed population, thousand people:
675,7 thousand people; 2017 2018 2019 Population of the territory controlled economically active 350,4 351,4 352,0 by Ukraine population (15-70 years) working-age population 330,7 333,4 336,0 278,7 thousand people; employed population 292,1 298,2 303,7 internally displaced people 1 Excluding part of temporarily occupied territories of Luhansk Oblast.
Number of population of the Level of vacancies, %. territory, not controlled by Ukrainian authorities 2017 2018 2019 86,3 87,7 87,6
1460,3 thousand people; 1 Excluding part of temporarily occupied territories of Luhansk Oblast.
Population structure by age groups: Number of persons, who received career guidance services from the State Employment Service of Ukraine, thousand 278,8 thousand people – up to 17 years people 1274,8 thousand people – 16-59 years 114,9 – 18 years and older 102,1 1868,4 housand people 93,7 623,8 housand people – 60 years and older
Established population – 2147.2 thousand people
2017 2018 2019 Gender: 1 Excluding part of temporarily occupied territories of Luhansk Oblast.
45,8% 54,2% Unemployed population aged 15-70 (according to the ILO 2017 Men Women methodology), thousand people 58,3
1 Excluding part of temporarily occupied Distribution of population by type of locality: 2018 territories of Luhansk region. 53,2
13 % 87 % 2019 48,3 Rural Urban / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 71 LABOR POTENTIAL. PERSONAL INCOME
Employment ration of the relevant age group, %: Monthly wage index (against relevant month of the previous year),% 2017 2018 2019 population 15-70 years 54,7 56,9 58,8
working-age population 62,7 66,2 69,5 108.4 108.0 1 Excluding part of temporarily occupied territories of Luhansk Oblast. 110.0 109.8 109.4 108.9 108.8 108.8 108.4 109.0 108.3 2019 108.2 Unemployment ratio (according to the ILO methodology) of population to the labor force of the relevant age group, %. 108.6 104.5 108.0 104,0
2017 2018 2019 111.0 107.8 111.8 108,0 106.7 103.6
at the age of 15-70 years 16,6 15,1 13,7 2018 107.1 106.2 working age-population 17,6 16,0 14,4 I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII
1 Excluding part of temporarily occupied territories of Luhansk Oblast. 1 Excluding part of temporarily occupied territories of Luhansk Oblast.
Load on one vacant job (as of Monthly index of nominal wage (against relevant month of the 31.12 each year), persons 2017 18 previous year),%
1 Excluding part of temporarily occupied 2018 127.7
territories of Luhansk Oblast. 127.5 17 127.4 127.0
102,1 126.6 126.3 125.6 125.0 2019
13 123.4 120.7 120.3 119.0 2018 118.8
Personal income 118.6 118.5 118.2 117.9
2019 117.9 20171 20181 20191 117.5 118.7 118.1 Total personal income, 2621,4 3219,5 3815,5 118.0 118.5 118.4 UAH billion, incl. I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII - Luhansk region 35,5 39,3 48,3 1 Excluding part of temporarily occupied territories of Luhansk Oblast. Disposable income per 16,4 21,2 24,5 person, UAH thousand Real disposable income, in 103,4 114,8 106,1 % against relevant period of the previous year
1 Excluding part of temporarily occupied territories of Luhansk Oblast. 72 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ LABOR POTENTIAL. PERSONAL INCOME
Structure of average monthly wage by type of economic activity, UAH
20171 20181 20191 Activities in the field 3517 4605 5841 of administrative and Total 5862 7365 8731 support services Agriculture, forestry and fisheries 5312 6643 8917 Public administration and defense; 9068 12050 12328 Industry 5755 7271 9431 compulsory social insurance Mining and quarrying 6686 8508 10472 Education 5707 6879 7749 Processing industry 5551 7187 8925 Health care and social assistance 5573 6260 6857 Supply of electricity, gas, 5680 6672 10278 Arts, sports, entertainment 4980 5805 6785 steam and conditioned air and recreation Water supply; sewerage, 4158 5411 7367 Provision of other types of services 5959 4141 6153 waste management Construction 4375 6442 6357 Wholesale and retail trade; 3956 5046 6441 1 Excluding part of temporarily occupied territories of Luhansk Oblast. repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles Monthly index of nominal wage (against Transport, warehousing, postal 4405 6645 7785 relevant month of the previous year),% and courier activities Temporary accommodation 3504 3697 4752 and catering 125.6 127.7
Information and 5202 6142 7695 127.4 127.5 telecommunications 127.0 126.6 126.3 123.4 Financial and insurance activities 9617 11437 13051 125.0 118.5 120.7 120.3
Real estate transactions 4587 4880 6075 119.0
2018 118.8 118.4 118.6 118.5 118.2 118.1 Professional, scientific and 6712 6175 9401 2019 118.0 117.9 117.9 117.5 technical activities 118.7 I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII 1 Excluding part of temporarily occupied territories of Luhansk region. / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 73 SPORTS
Structure of sports facilities and their number
Mission of MI LRSC “Olimp” is training athletes of Luhansk Oblast. 23 stadiums in Olympic, Paralympic and non-Olympic sports of all levels from initial training groups to higher sportsmanship groups; ensuring the development of sports; promoting the organization of work on preparation of sports reserves, promoting organizational work flat sports facilities in the region and preparation of reserve athletes, involving a wider range of 1 134 children, adolescents and young people into physical activity for physical activities and sports, of which: and sports, strengthening their health.
365 gyms
8 swimming pools
310 other facilities Key issues of sports development 117 of them with gym equipment in region
The field of sports plays an important role in the formation, strengthening and preservation of a healthy lifestyle for the citizens, increasing their productivity and proactivity in life, The most famous locations for sports and establishing a positive image for the region. In connection with the situation in Luhansk region, many recreation sports facilities of regional significance are currently not Today, the most famous location for physical activity and sports is available for use (athletics arena, stadium, 50 m swimming the municipal institution “Luhansk Regional Sports Center “Olimp” pool, etc.), and remain outside the State-controlled (hereinafter – MI LRSC “Olimp”) located in Kreminna. territories, causing departure of athletes and coaches to other regions and even countries. Today, the key issues of sports development are: establishment of accessible modern sports infrastructure in the region; reconstruction and modernization of existing sports facilities in the region as well as better furnishing for athletes and coaches with modern sports equipment and inventory. The solution of these issues will provide an opportunity to preserve and develop sporting potential of Luhansk region, as well as increase investment opportunities for the region. 74 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ CULTURE
There are 2767 objects of cultural heritage on the territory of Structure of cultural institutions Luhansk region, controlled by Ukrainian authorities, namely: Provision of cultural services to the population is carried out by 687 cultural and art institutions (including 8 regional), namely: 327 state public libraries; archeological (2 of which are 302 community clubs, where 1126 amateur-talent groups operate, 2253 – nationally significant); 126 of them have honorary titles. About 12320 people are involved in amateur groups; 29 schools of Art education (the number of students as of the beginning of the current school year (including graduates) 405 – historical and monumental art (1 amounted to 6346, which covers 11.5% of the total number of nationally significant); students of secondary schools in Luhansk region); 13 museums and 3 branches (more than 110 thousand museum objects are stored (almost 80 thousand of them belong to the architecture objects of local national part of the Museum Fund of Ukraine); 106 – significance (4 nationally significant); • 4 film exhibitors; • 3 parks, 2 theaters; 1 park-monument of garden and park • 1 Philharmonic, – art; • 2 regional methodical centers,
• 1 professional educational institution (MI “Serhii Prokofiev landscape objects. Sievierodonetsk College of Culture and Arts”). 2 – In the period from 2014 to 2016, 6 regional cultural institutions were relocated to the territory controlled by Ukrainian authorities: 175 of them are entered in the State Register of Immovable • Luhansk Regional Center of Folk Art; Monuments of Ukraine. • Municipal Institution “Luhansk Regional Center for As of January 01, 2020, the religious system of Luhansk region, Educational and Methodological Work, Cultural Initiatives controlled by Ukrainian authorities, is represented by 45 religious and Cinematography”; denominations, numbering 302 religious organizations. • Luhansk Regional Academic Ukrainian Music and Drama Religious organizations on the territory, controlled by Ukraine, Theater; include 294 communities, 2 regional associations and • Luhansk Regional Museum of Local Lore; administrations, 2 ecclesiastical missions and 4 monasteries. In addition, there are 115 Sunday schools. 410 churchmen conduct • Luhansk Regional Philharmonic; church affairs in the territory of the region controlled by Ukrainian • Luhansk Regional Universal Scientific Library authorities.
The interethnic field of the region is represented by 9 national and cultural associations. / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 75 CULTURE
The most popular cultural institutions
Luhansk Regional Academic Ukrainian Music During the period from 2015 to 2019, the theater held 32 full-length and Drama Theater, performances, which were performed not only in Luhansk region, but also in other cities of Ukraine. During this period, the theater address: 21 Druzhby Narodiv Blvd., took part and became the winner of eight International and five Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk region, 93400; national theatrical festivals. http://ukrlugteatr.com/ In August 2018, a large international project “Music can be heard through the walls”, namely Mozart’s opera “Don Juan”, was implemented in the theatre, which was attended by representatives of 6 countries – Ukraine, Germany, Belarus, Poland, Latvia, Armenia.
For two years in a row, the 1st national festival of theatrical art “SvitOhliad” was successfully held through the initiative of the The theater was established in 1941, when in August the Ukrainian theater, starting in September 2018 with the support of Ukrainian Drama Theater was established in Kharkiv to serve military units Cultural Foundation and Regional State Administration. At least 12 and hospitals during the Second World War. After the war, the professional theater groups from Kyiv, Lviv, Mariupol, Mykolayiv, theater was placed in Luhansk. Sievierodonetsk, Sumy, Kherson, Chernihiv take part in the festival In connection with anti-terrorist operations conducted in Eastern every year and the number of spectators who attend festival Ukraine in December 2014, the Luhansk Regional Academic performances is about 5 thousand people. Ukrainian Music and Drama Theater was moved from the temporarily occupied city of Luhansk to Sievierodonetsk - a city controlled by Ukrainian authorities. 76 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ CULTURE
orchestra went on tour to Austria. Under the direction of Kurt Luhansk Regional Philharmonic, Shmid and with participation of well-known solo singers in Austria address: 3 Shevchenka Street, Sievierodonetsk, and abroad (Ukrainian opera singer Zoriana Kushpler, solo singer Luhansk region, 93400 of the National Opera of Ukraine Mykola Hubchuk, Austrian http://www.philharmonic.lg.ua/ violinist Yaromyr Babskyi), the artists performed a program of index.php?lang=uk Ukrainian music in Vienna. In 2017, the orchestra visited Austria for the second time and presented European and Ukrainian works
The history of Luhansk Regional Philharmonic began in 1943. In to the Austrian audience as part of the celebration of the 25th 1945 a symphony orchestra was created. anniversary of diplomatic relations between Ukraine and the For many years, prominent representatives of Philharmonic Republic of Austria. presented their incredible talent to the audience: Yurii Bohatykov, Today, the Academic Symphony Orchestra of Luhansk Regional People’s Artist of the USSR; People’s Artists of Ukraine Juliet Philharmonic has recorded 14 CDs and 3 DVDs. Yakubovych, Galyna Murzai, Volodymyr Kalashnykov, Volodymyr Savchenko, Vira Andriianenko, Volodymyr Samartsev; Honored New bands of Philharmonic have been created, namely: Artists of Ukraine Petro Shapovalov and Lev Stavytskyi. In the 80’s, “Radany” Song and Dance Ensemble is a bright, young and the Philarmonic actively developed as part of the mainstream promising band that has been working hard since 2015 to study, wave. reproduce and develop Ukrainian traditions, Ukrainian song and Since the 1990s, the symphonic orchestra has toured successfully choreographic heritage. The ensemble’s repertoire is impressively in Spain, Austria, Sweden, Belgium, France, Germany, Denmark, diverse and has more than 100 works by now. Japan, China and Norway. «BeZMeZh» is the youngest band of the Philharmonic, founded Since 2002, the orchestra has been headed by Kurt Shmid, in October 2017. The ensemble consists of young, professional Austrian band director and composer. In October 2004, a number performers (vocal and instrumental groups), who in the first year of of bright and varied concert programs within the framework of the creative work began to perform actively on the stages of the city Salt Symphony International Arts Festival begun. The first concert in and region. The repertoire of new band includes dynamic, diverse, the salt mine of Soledar, Donetsk region at a depth of 288 meters light and understandable music. Singers offer their audience works was held with a great success. of famous Ukrainian performers and bands, as well as their own In 2016, for the first time since moving to Sievierodonetsk, the works, jazz and Ukrainian contemporary music. / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 77 CULTURE
MI «Serhii Prokofiev Sievierodonetsk College of Culture and Arts» address: 10 Khimikiv Avenue, Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk region, Ukraine, 93408 http://www.sevmuz.lg.ua/
Key issues of cultural development:
• exhaustion of socio-cultural infrastructure, low efficiency of cultural institutions, need for technological equipment Sievierodonetsk Music School was founded in 1966 in the city of and aesthetic renewal of capital funds for cultural Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast, on the foundation of the 1st institutions, especially in rural areas; Children’s Music School (Order No. 109 of the Ministry of Culture of the USSR of 24.05.1966 and Resolution No. 766 of the Council of • lack of basic buildings for regional cultural institutions: Ministers of the USSR of 17.06.1966) – now it is regional municipal Luhansk Regional Universal Scientific Library and institution “Serhii Prokofiev Sievierodonetsk College of Culture and Luhansk Regional Philharmonic; Arts”. The college trains specialists in the field of knowledge – 02 • low level of library stock replenishment and informational “Culture and Art”, specialization – 25 “Musical Art” by subjects (full- support of regional libraries; time study): piano, orchestral string instruments, orchestral wind and percussion instruments, orchestral folk instruments, choral conducting, • insufficient staffing of cultural and arts institutions of the academic singing, contemporary song, instrumental contemporary region with highly qualified personnel. music, and musci theory. Throughout its existence, 2766 specialists have been trained in the college. 78 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ TOURISM Luhansk Oblast is a territory
where Paeonia tenuifolia, a real of boundless steppe, illuminated by the sun “forest beauty”, blooms
where large steppe rodents – marmots of endless rivers – live under the Cretaceous slopes / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 79 TOURISM
famous for the oldest horse farm in Ukraine that is an integral part of the cultural and spiritual heritage of Ukraine
Lemkos - the ethnic population of Luhansk Oblast - are preserved
Hotel chains • 11 places of accommodation • 296 rooms for 952 beds
Revenues from tourist tax, UAH thousand
2017 119,0
2018 143,9
2019 1085,2 80 / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ TOURISM TOURISM HOTSPOTS OF LUHANSK OBLAST
Derkulskyi Horse Farm
An architectural monument of XVIII-XIX centuries, founded in 1765.
Amber Temple
The temple possesses more than 50 icons painted with amber dust and decorated with stones. Its uniqueness is that all the paintings are handmade, using natural paints, gold leaf, amber. About 500 kg of amber was used to decorate the temple.
Novoaidar District Museum of Local Lore
Unique and authentic collection of clothes “Folk costume of Novoaidar region of the end of XIX – early XX centuries”, which was collected for 20 years. / The Investment Passport of Luhansk Oblast/ 81 TOURISM
Kreminna Nature Reserve Fund Luhansk Regional Cossack Horse Theater
Kreminna region is called the “green lungs” of Theater actors continue the traditions of brave, Donbass. strong-minded pioneers, who discovered the steppe The forest is the most outstanding monument of region. Performances about the fight against the Kreminna district; it is unique not only in natural Mongols and Tatars, stunts on horseback, battles context, but also in archeological. There are 9 areas with weapons, historical costumes create a special that are part of the Nature Reserve Fund throughout emotional atmosphere, full of overwhelming athletic the territory of the state agency «Kreminna Forestry». and theatrical acting. Department of Economic Development and Foreign Economic Policy of Luhansk Regional State Administration
Tsentralnyi Avenue, 59, Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast 93406 tel. +38 (06452) 4-22-50 [email protected] www.loga.gov.ua