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Nova Post: Ukraine's Wartime Success Story in Logistics

ReutersJanuary 5, 20262 min2,519 views
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Nova Post's Resilience Amidst War

  • 📦 Nova Post continues to operate despite Russia's invasion, blackouts, missile strikes, and damaged transport links, delivering over 1.5 million parcels daily.
  • ⚡ Branches are equipped with generators and Starlink internet to maintain operations during power outages and city-wide internet failures.

Adapting Operations and Expanding Reach

  • 🗺️ Founded in 2001, Nova Post has evolved from challenging the state-owned postal service to delivering parcels from Ukraine's western borders to frontline cities and Ukrainians abroad.
  • 🌍 The company has expanded its operations to 16 countries across Europe and plans further growth in the US, China, and beyond.

The Human and Infrastructure Cost of War

  • 💔 Nova Post has lost 249 employees, with 227 drafted and killed in combat.
  • 💥 Some facilities, particularly in Kyiv, were completely destroyed.
  • ⚠️ Staff in cities like Chernihiv are directed to concrete shelters during air raids but return to work immediately afterward to keep deliveries moving.
  • 🚫 The company recently closed its last branches in the besieged city of Horlivka but continues deliveries to frontline locations.
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