Ukrnafta finances purchase of 40 machine guns for 82nd separate airborne assault brigade
PJSC Ukrnafta, together with the Come Back Alive foundation, handed over 40 FN Minimi machine guns to the 82nd separate airborne assault brigade.
"Now this reliable and proven weapon helps fighters perform special combat missions. The company allocated UAH 25.3 million for the purchase," Ukrnafta Director Serhiy Koretsky reported on Facebook.
He also clarified that Ukrnafta has allocated almost UAH 1.3 billion for the purchase of pickups, armored vehicles, grenade launchers, drones and other equipment needed by the defenders in 2023 alone.
Ukrnafta is the largest oil producing company in Ukraine, it is the operator of the national network of gas stations. In March 2024, the company took over the management of Glusco assets and operates a total of 545 gas stations - 460 of its own and 85 under management.
The company is implementing a comprehensive program to resume operations and update the format of its filling stations. Since February 2023, Ukrnafta has been issuing its own fuel vouchers and NAFTACard, sold to legal and physical entities through Ukrnafta-Postach LLC.
The largest shareholder of Ukrnafta is NJSC Naftogaz Ukrainy, holding a 50% plus one share. In November 2022, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine decided to transfer the corporate rights shares owned by private stakeholders to the state, currently managed by the Ministry of Defense.
