Nova Poshta delivery company to create mini-bomb shelters inside sorting terminals
Co-founders of the Ukrainian Nova Poshta delivery company reported on 23 October that the company will create small bomb shelters inside their sorting terminals.
Source: Ukrinform, citing Viacheslav Klymov and Volodymyr Popereshniuk, co-founders of the company
Quote from Popereshniuk: "At the moment, each of our terminals has a bomb shelter, we took care of that. But right now we need to set up mini-bomb shelters inside the terminals, so that people can reach them quickly. Because in the city of Kharkiv, for instance, a strike occurs in less than a minute, some with 30-40 seconds warning. They need to be able to seek shelter during this time."
Details: The co-founders added that the terminal in the settlement of Korotychi that was struck by Russian missiles on 21 October is also equipped with a bomb shelter. Yet there was too little time between the moment the air-raid warning was sounded and the strike, and people did not manage to get to the shelter in time.
Background:
- On 21 October, a Russian missile hit a depot in Kharkiv Oblast belonging to the Nova Poshta delivery company.
- The Russian strike killed six people, all of whom were employees of Nova Poshta.
- Early reports said the attack was carried out with two S-300 missiles launched from Russia's Belgorod Oblast.
- The workers who were there had no chance to run for cover, as the air-raid warning was sounded right before the explosion.
- Reports indicate that all the injured were men aged between 19 and 48. Seven civilians, including five in intensive care, are in serious condition.
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