"Colossal losses": Ukrainian online marketplace reveals value of warehouse destroyed by Russia
A distribution centre belonging to Rozetka, a Ukrainian online marketplace, in the town of Brovary that has been destroyed by a Russian strike was worth US$70 million. The company also lost goods worth billions of hryvnias.
Source: Rozetka co-founder Iryna Chechotkina, as reported by Ukrainian news agency Interfax-Ukraine
Details: Chechotkina said insurers are unwilling to underwrite risks of such magnitude and called on the state to let affected companies defer their tax payments.
Quote: "The losses are so colossal that, without help, we will not be able to recover tomorrow."
More details: The distribution centre opened in 2017. It processed more than 100,000 orders a day and cannot be restored after the strike.
Background:
- On the night of 4-5 August, Rozetka's warehouse in Brovary was destroyed in a strike by three ballistic missiles.
- The following day, the company reported that direct losses from the latest Russian attacks had reached billions of hryvnias, the biggest in the company's history.
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