Russia's overnight missile and drone attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region destroyed one of Rozetka's largest logistics facilities, killed three people at a Nova Poshta sorting center and caused widespread damage to civilian businesses, Ukrainian officials and companies said.
Rozetka co-owner Iryna Chechotkina said the company's distribution warehouse in Brovary, Kyiv region, was completely destroyed.
Opened in early 2017, the facility was the company's largest and most automated distribution center, capable of processing more than 100,000 orders a day.
"Our distribution warehouse complex in Brovary has been destroyed. It processed more than 100,000 orders every day. It cannot be restored," Chechotkina wrote on Facebook.
No employees were injured in the strike.
Nova Poshta reported that its sorting center in Kyiv was destroyed during the same overnight attack. Three people were killed, including two drivers working for a transport partner and an employee of a contractor. Eight others were injured.
"The enemy has once again committed a war crime against civilians by using cluster munitions," the company said, adding that it is assessing the damage and will fully compensate customers for the declared value of destroyed shipments.
Despite the attack, Nova Poshta said it continues to operate across Ukraine.
Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi said the strikes deliberately targeted civilian businesses rather than military facilities.
"Russia is expanding and intensifying its terror against businesses that serve millions of people. Ukrainian manufacturers, production facilities, retail and logistics complexes came under attack. There was no military objective in these strikes – this is terrorism," Koretskyi said.
He added that the Ministry of Economy and Environment had been instructed to urgently meet with business representatives and develop measures to ensure the uninterrupted operation of logistics companies and retailers in response to Russia's continuing missile attacks.
