Russians destroy postal logistics hub in Kryvyi Rih – photos
Russian forces destroyed a Nova Poshta logistics centre in an attack on the city of Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the night of 6-7 July. [Nova Poshta (internationally known as Nova Post) is Ukraine's largest private postal operator – ed.]
Source: Oleksandr Hanzha, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration
Details: No casualties were reported.
Although Hanzha did not specify that the target was a Nova Poshta warehouse, photographs released by the administration identified the destroyed facility as one belonging to the postal operator.
According to Oleksandr Vilkul, Head of Kryvyi Rih City Defence Council, the fire at the warehouse was brought under control at 06:25, although firefighters were still working to extinguish it.
Nova Poshta has not yet commented on the incident.
Background:
- Russian forces have attacked Nova Poshta facilities three times in the past four days.
- On 6 July, a morning attack on Dnipro damaged one of the company's sorting facilities. No one was killed or injured.
- On 5 July, at around 16:20, Russian forces struck and destroyed a Nova Poshta sorting facility in Chernihiv Oblast.
- On the evening of 3 July, Russian drones attacked Zaporizhzhia, damaging Nova Poshta Branch No. 7. The strike killed 50-year-old Valerii Hafykin, a driver employed by one of the company's transport contractors.
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