On May 30, 2023, a solemn ceremony was held in the great hall of the Krasnodar Philharmonic named after Grigori Ponomarenko – the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the socio-political weekly "Yug Times".

Representatives of the Krasnodar’s Regional Administration, deputies of the Legislative Assembly of the Krasnodar Territory, heads of leading companies in the region, including members of the AEB Southern Regional Committee, well-known representatives of science, education and culture, media executives, numerous friends and partners of the newspaper gathered to congratulate the publication.

The solemn event on the Philharmonic stage was opened by Marina Tugaeva, editor-in-chief of the Yug Times, and Oleg Zharko, chairman of the editorial Board of the newspaper, Chairman of the AEB Southern Regional Committee.

All the guests of the anniversary who spoke with congratulations noted that for 10 years "Yug Times" has passed a unique path of development, retaining its special style and high professional level. Today, “Yug Times” is a whole group of communication services that are among the top leading media in the region and includes a weekly newspaper, an information portal, its own video channel, a bureau of investigative journalism and a business communications agency that organizes many well—known business events.

For all 10 years, “Yug Times” has been a reliable information partner of the AEB Southern Regional Committee, one of the co-organizers of the long-term program "Time for New Strategies". The editorial board of the weekly includes members of the Coordinating Council of the AEB Southern Regional Committee: Oleg Zharko, Liubov Popova, Yuri Pustovit.

In honor of its 10th anniversary, the “Yug Times” weekly has prepared commemorative diplomas of Honorary Partners for many years of cooperation for 10 companies and organizations. Among them is a member of the AEB, PJSC Commercial bank "Center-invest". The diploma was awarded to the chairman of the Board of Directors Vasily Vysokov.

At the festive event, the audience was presented with a new presentation video "Yug Times", the heroes of which and the faces of the publication were the chairman of the HR Subcommittee of the AEB Southern Regional Committee Igor Brener and the director of the Krasnodar branch of PJSC Commercial bank "Center-invest" Diana Lipinskaya.

All participants and guests of the festive evening in honor of the 10th anniversary of the weekly "Yug Times" noted the importance and leading role of the publication in the business and public life of the region.