On Monday, a Russian missile strike destroyed Nova Poshta’s largest automated sorting terminal in Kyiv, according to the private postal service’s CEO, Yevhen Tafiichuk. The terminal was the company’s most technologically advanced facility, equipped with automated parcel-sorting systems manufactured by Dutch firm Vanderlande.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Tafiichuk described it as the first object of its kind in Ukraine, representing years of accumulated engineering expertise alongside capital investment. “This terminal represented far more than a financial investment. It embodied the knowledge, experience, ambitions, and belief of thousands of people that Ukrainian businesses can build world-class infrastructure even in times of war,” he wrote in his Facebook post. All employees at the site were unharmed, and the company has already activated backup operating plans to maintain continuity for deliveries. “Today, the enemy destroyed the terminal. But they cannot destroy what matters most – the people who built it and the values upon which our company stands,” Tafiichuk added.
Nova Poshta’s automated sorting lines process parcels at the Kyiv terminal in 2021. The terminal was destroyed in a Russian missile strike on June 15, 2026. (Video by Olena Hrazhdan) The company will compensate customers for lost shipments, and recipients will be contacted to clarify the reimbursement details, Tafiichuk wrote.
