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Ukraine honors technology executive for wartime work

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October 24, 2022

Volodymyr Lutchenko, CTO at Kyivstar, Ukraine's largest mobile operator, has been named Network X's Telco Executive of the Year after receiving the majority of peer votes this year, according to a press release.

Lutchenko took his current position at Kyivstar in October 2021, helping to adapt the communications network to wartime operations and overseeing the upgrading of 6,200 LTE base stations and the construction of 439 new ones, along with 1,280 bomb shelters and 600 modular, internet-connected houses for displaced persons. Lutchenko also oversees cybersecurity on the network, according to the release.

"Being able to keep people connected is an honor and I am very grateful to my industry peers and the telecom community for choosing me for this award," Lutchenko said in the release. "To my team at Kyivstar, I would like to express my gratitude for the tremendous work you have all done to keep mobile networks operating across Ukraine in such dangerous conditions."

"In this unprecedented time for Ukraine, we are proud that Kyivstar was able to preserve and provide people with vital communication and Internet services," Oleksandr Komarov, president at Kyivstar, said in the release. "Thanks to Volodymyr and his team, 93% of the company's telecom network is working as usual, and we are not only restoring what was destroyed, but also developing, building new communication facilities, helping the country to overcome the challenges of wartime."