On Monday, September 1, at approximately 5:30 a.m., Russian forces dropped a guided aerial bomb (GLONASS-guided bomb) on a building housing branch No. 11 of Novaya Pochta in Kramatorsk. The company's press service reported this. The strike caused a fire, with rescue workers and police operating at the scene.
The branch personnel were not injured—the press service confirmed this separately. However, approximately 20% of parcels ended up under the rubble: their condition will be assessed after the fire is completely extinguished. Novaya Pochta promised to compensate clients for lost shipments and has already rerouted deliveries to minimize delays.
Three days between two strikes
This is already the second strike against Novaya Pochta facilities in Kramatorsk in just a few days. On August 29—Friday—a Russian drone hit the company's branch in the same city. According to Donetsk Regional Military Administration head Vadym Filashkin, a 49-year-old man was killed, and a 13-year-old girl was injured and hospitalized.
"Take care of yourselves and your loved ones. Evacuate to safer regions of Ukraine."
Vadym Filashkin, Head of Donetsk Regional Military Administration, August 29, 2025
Not the first time and not just Kramatorsk
Strikes against Novaya Pochta facilities have been recorded throughout the country. In October 2024, the company suffered two attacks in one day: a depot in Nizhyn and a cargo vehicle near Kramatorsk were damaged. In January 2025, a missile strike on a terminal near Kharkiv claimed four lives—two company employees and two partner drivers.
- Kramatorsk—the largest non-occupied city in Donetsk region, a logistics hub for civilian supply to the front-line region.
- GLONASS-guided bombs are used from positions beyond the range of most Ukrainian air defense systems—they are dropped from behind the front lines from a great distance.
- Novaya Pochta—Ukraine's largest private logistics network, which continues operations in combat zones.
As of publication, there was no official confirmation of casualties from the September 1 strike. The NP press service documented the absence of injured personnel; data regarding civilians in the area is being clarified.
If Russia continues to systematically strike the logistical infrastructure of front-line cities rather than just military facilities—the question is not whether Novaya Pochta will remain in Kramatorsk, but how many more civilian supply chains can survive without changes to evacuation procedures and facility protection measures.
