Main points
- Ukrposhta lost over $60 million in assets due to destroyed branches, vehicles, and other infrastructure, as well as over 45 employees.
- Losses to other Ukrainian enterprises, such as Epicenter and Akkerman Distillery, reach significant amounts in the billions of dollars due to destruction from shelling and fighting.
Ukrposhta's losses due to the war / Delo.ua
During almost four years of full-scale war, Ukrposhta lost a significant amount of assets. Hundreds of branches were destroyed by Russian shelling, and dozens of employees were killed.
What are Ukrposhta's losses from the war?
During the full-scale war, Ukrposhta lost over $60 million in assets, Delo.ua writes.
Russian shelling has destroyed hundreds of offices, destroyed more than 400 vehicles, and damaged other infrastructure. More than 40 employees are also reported to have died.
The company lost more than 45 employees. Among them are mobilized personnel, volunteers, and employees who died in the line of duty, as happened to the crew of a mobile unit that was shot down by Kadyrov's tank at the beginning of the war. And some at home, as happened to the camerawoman who died as a result of a missile strike in Lviv,
– said Ihor Smilyansky, Director General of Ukrposhta.
What losses did other Ukrainian businesses suffer?
For the period from February 2022 to December 2024, the total amount of direct damage caused to buildings and infrastructure in various sectors is estimated at approximately $176 billion, writes 24 Channel .
Among those most affected are frontline regions, with losses of $79.4 billion. However, particularly extensive damage is recorded in regions located near the front line,
– the business association notes in a statement.
- New mail
Over 400 branches and terminals were damaged or destroyed during the 3-year full-scale invasion.
The cost of restoring the property of the NOVA group of companies that was damaged as a result of attacks or hostilities in 2025 amounted to 379 million hryvnias. However, since the beginning of 2022, the cost of its restoration has amounted to over 1 billion hryvnias.
- Akkerman Distillery
The night shelling of the enterprise on September 28, 2025 caused significant losses amounting to 10 million euros. Despite this, the finished product warehouse, which stored about 250 thousand bottles of AZNAURI cognac and many components, including labels, boxes and bottles, was lost.
- “Epicenter”
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, 8 shopping centers in Mariupol, Chernihiv, Bucha, Nikopol, Kharkiv, Kamianskyi and Kherson (2 shopping centers) have been completely destroyed, with a total area of over 136,600 square meters. Thus, as of spring 2025, the total losses of the “Epicenter” as a result of the full-scale war amounted to over $ 1 billion.
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