Russia admits strike on Ukrainian delivery company facility and calls it military target
Aftermath of the strike on a Nova Poshta facility in the Sumy region (photo: t.me/novapostcorp)
Russia acknowledged the June 17 strike on a Nova Poshta (Ukraine's largest private parcel delivery company) facility in Sumy. The Russian Defense Ministry described the civilian site as a "logistics center of the Ukrainian Armed Forces," according to Russian media.
According to the Russian ministry, the Russian army struck a Nova Poshta logistics center of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Sumy, which was allegedly being used to store UAVs.
According to the Russian military ministry, the strike on the facility was carried out using a Geran drone - the name Russia uses for Shahed kamikaze drones.
Russian media also published footage of the attack.
Russian strikes with Shahed/Geran-type long-range strike drones hit the warehouses of the Ukrainian Nova Poshta postal and courier company located in the city of Sumy, northeastern Ukraine.
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Attacks on Nova Poshta
On the morning of June 17, Russian drones attacked a Nova Poshta sorting terminal in the Sumy region twice. Employees were not injured.
The fire caused by the strikes was extinguished by State Emergency Service rescuers.
The attacks destroyed the roof and part of the equipment. Mesh containers used to store parcels were also damaged.
At the time of the attack, more than 13,000 shipments were at the terminal. Their declared value exceeded 42 million hryvnias (about $1 million).
Nova Poshta has promised to compensate customers for the declared value of shipments damaged or destroyed as a result of the attack.
