Agrofirm Svitanok
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Crop cultivation: grain, leguminous, and oilseed |
| Founder | Tetyana Zasukha |
| Headquarters | Kovalivka, Kyiv Oblast |
| Products | Meat processing, baked goods, pasta |
Agrofirm "Svitanok" (Ukrainian: Агрофірма “Світанок”) is the second largest land owner in Ukraine.[1] Based out of the village of Kovalivka in the Bila Tserkva Raion of the Kyiv Oblast, in 2021 it owned 1,841 hectares (4,550 acres), according to the State Service of Geodesy, Cartography, and Cadastre.[1] The name "Svitanok" means "Dawn" in Ukrainian.
History
The agricultural holding was formed in 1993 out of a Soviet-era collective farm "kolkhoz imeni Schorsa" by Tetyana Zasukha; she was elected as a chair of the board in 1993 in place of her husband Anatoliy Zasukha, who held this post from 1985. The collective farm was formed in 1950 out of three other collective farms. In 2000 the farm was privatized. In 2013 the Anti-Monopoly Committee of Ukraine allowed Agrofirm Svitanok to expand, taking over several other companies.[2] Later in 2021, it was announced by Roman Leshchenko that the owners of the company may face NSDC sanctions for allegeed large-scale land fraud.[3] He specifically called into question the practices of Svitanok, stating that Svitanok had acquired 461 plots totaling 419 hectares near Fastiv, whhich he said was accumulated through abuse of land privatization rules and unfair land acquisition practices.[3] In 2025, two dozen drones of the Geran-2 variety attacked Svitanok's pig complex in Novovodolazka (Kharkiv Oblast), killing an estimated 13,000 pigs of the company worth more than 300 million UAH and at least 8 buildings were destroyed or heavily damaged.[4][5][6]
The firm owns at least three grain elevators[7] and several sugar factories, including "Salivonkovsky"[8] and "Chervonsky Tsukrovyk".[9][10]
Sports sponsoring
The agrofirm expresses its social responsibility policies through social and infrastructure projects in and around its headquarter town. One prominent project is the creation in 2012 and further sponsorship of the football club FC Kolos Kovalivka.[11] Founded in 2012, the club made it into the Ukrainian Premiere League seven years later, in the season of 2019/2020. In the season of 2022/2023 Kolos has finished at 8th position.[12] As of 2023, the club consists of three teams: men's team, women's team and under-19 team.
References
- ^ a b "Шість українських компаній-юросіб володіють понад тисячою га сільськогосподарських земель кожна". Agropolit. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ Засуха зайнялась розширенням свого агробізнесу. Ukrayinska Pravda. 16 May 2013
- ^ a b Степанов, Микола (25 May 2021). "Світанок під загрозою. Президент Колоса може потрапити під санкції РНБО". СПОРТ.UA (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ "Russian drone attack kills 13,000 pigs in Ukraine, officials say - CBS News". CBS News. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ "Збитки від атаки російських окупантів на агрофірму Світанок у Харківській області сягнули 300 млн грн: : загинули понад 13 тис. свиней — Біржа сільгосптехніки Traktorist.ua". Traktorist.ua (in Ukrainian). 6 October 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ "Drone Attack Destroys Kharkiv Agrofirm, Killing 13,000 Pigs and Causing Massive Losses". Mezha. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ Свитанок. latifundist.com
- ^ Саливонковский сахарный завод. latifundist.com
- ^ Червонский цукровик. latifundist.com
- ^ ПП «Агрофірма «Світанок». ukrsugar.com
- ^ Одіозне сімейство Засух «усиновило» політика Гройсмана. glavcom.ua. 26 November 2019
- ^ "History of FC Kolos Kovalivka". Official website of FC Kolos Kovalivka.
External links
- ІСТОРІЯ СЕЛА КОВАЛІВКИ. kovalivka.info