Opinion
Three main reasons why Ukrainian business does not abandon Russian software
It's not just a habit, it's a structural dependence that has been formed over the years
Iryna Kosse
Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting
Ukrainian business still runs on Russian software.
Despite the war, sanctions, and growing cyber threats, most Ukrainian companies are still running Russian software. According to the IT Ukraine Association, about 75% of enterprises (500 thousand companies) continue to use 1C or its clones.
And total public procurement of such "hostile" software from 2017 to the fall of 2024 exceeded UAH 1.16 billion. That's how much 2,451 Ukrainian state-owned companies spent on the purchase of hostile software. In 2024, Ukrainian state-owned companies spent UAH 304 million on Russian programs.
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