As a result of a massive Russian attack, a logistics center of the Novus supermarket chain was damaged. Four supplier drivers who had arrived to unload goods were killed, and five more people were injured. The company's press service reported this.
Aftermath of the strike
At night, a logistics center was damaged by a missile strike – one of the most modern facilities of its kind in Ukraine, with an area of more than 50,000 square meters. The center was built during the full-scale Russian invasion.
After the strike the facility is not operational. Relevant services are working on site, and the company is assessing the scale of the damage – it is significant. People are the top priority now, Novus emphasized.
The company promised to provide assistance to the families of the deceased and to the injured. Despite the strike, there will be no shortage of goods in stores, the press service assured.
Preliminary losses
Novus in 2022, when the full-scale invasion began, suffered 2.5 billion hryvnias in damages. As of September 2023 the company estimated its losses from the war at 500 million hryvnias.
Massive attack
During the night and morning of 25 November, during the shelling, the Russians used 22 missiles of various types, including aeroballistic missiles, and more than 460 drones, most of which were Shahed.
In Kyiv, six people were killed in the attack and another 14 were injured.
Context
Russia regularly attacks Ukraine's civilian infrastructure, including logistics and retail facilities. Logistics centers are critically important for the uninterrupted supply of goods to the population.
