Russia is intensifying their campaign against Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure after a wave of drone strikes targeted the country’s largest private postal and logistics operator, destroying facilities and injuring civilians in what Ukrainian officials described as a deliberate attack on everyday life.
One of the most significant strikes hit a major facility operated by Nova Poshta, Ukraine’s leading delivery company, in the city of Dnipro.
A Russian attack drone struck Branch No. 1 directly, triggering a massive blaze that engulfed the building and reduced the site to ruins.
Emergency crews battled the fire for hours while police secured the area and investigators assessed the extent of the damage.
Despite the scale of the destruction, Nova Poshta confirmed that no employees were killed or injured in the attack.
The company said emergency contingency plans had been activated immediately to prevent disruption to deliveries across the country.
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“Backup schemes have been introduced, and logistics have been restructured,” the company said in a statement. “No delivery delays are expected.”
Nova Poshta also pledged to compensate customers whose parcels were destroyed in the strike, describing efforts to contact affected clients and arrange reimbursements.
The attack forms part of a broader Russian campaign that Ukrainian officials say is increasingly focused on disrupting civilian services and economic infrastructure far from the front line.
Meanwhile, the eastern city of Slovyansk endured a sustained aerial assault involving multiple drone types over a 24-hour period.
According to Vadym Lyakh, head of the Slovyansk City Military Administration, Russian forces launched six separate attacks against the city, deploying an array of unmanned systems including FPV kamikaze drones, Molniya-2 loitering munitions, and Geran-2 strike drones.
Among the targets were another Nova Poshta facility and a commercial petrol station. At least five private homes were also heavily damaged in the bombardment.
A seven-year-old boy and his mother were wounded during the attacks and received medical treatment from emergency responders.
The strikes came during one of the most intense weekends of Russian drone operations in recent months.
Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia launched a total of 229 unmanned aerial vehicles overnight, including Shahed attack drones, Gerbera and Italmas drones, and specialised Parodiya decoy drones designed to confuse radar systems and overwhelm air defences.
Military officials said fighter aircraft, mobile air defence units and electronic warfare systems successfully intercepted or neutralised 212 of the incoming drones.
However, several attack drones penetrated Ukraine’s defensive shield and struck targets in multiple regions, causing further damage to infrastructure and civilian property.
The latest attacks underline the increasingly central role of drone warfare in the conflict, with Russia relying heavily on mass launches intended to exhaust Ukrainian air defences through sheer volume.
For Kyiv, the destruction of logistics hubs carries significance beyond the immediate damage. Nova Poshta has become one of the most important components of Ukraine’s wartime economy, maintaining supply chains, delivering humanitarian aid and supporting communities across the country despite repeated attacks.
Ukrainian officials argue that targeting such facilities demonstrates Moscow’s willingness to strike civilian infrastructure that plays no direct combat role, while Russia continues to insist that its operations are aimed at supporting military objectives.
As drone attacks become larger and more sophisticated, concerns are growing that critical civilian networks—from transport and logistics to energy and communications—will remain at the centre of Russia’s long-range strike campaign in the months ahead.
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