Over the four years of the full-scale war, Russians have killed 45 employees of Ukrposhta
Ukrposhta’s CEOі , Ihor Smilyanskyy reported that since the onset of the full-scale war, 45 Ukrposhta employees have been killed; additionally, 47 post offices and hundreds of vehicles have been completely destroyed.
September 2025. The village of Yarova in the Donetsk Oblast. A Russian bomb struck a location where Ukrposhta was distributing pensions; 23 people were killed.“Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022, 45 Ukrposhta employees have been killed; 418 vehicles have been lost; 47 Ukrposhta offices have been destroyed; and another 589 facilities have been damaged,” the official wrote.
In addition, 1,052 Ukrposhta facilities are located in temporarily occupied territories, and another 111 are in zones of active combat.
Despite significant losses, the company continues to operate and restore infrastructure without using state funds. Annually, Ukrposhta pays more than 3 billion hryvnias in taxes to the budget.
According to Smilyanskyy, the enterprise has invested over 1 billion hryvnias of its own and borrowed funds into restoring its vehicle fleet. The company is also involved in implementing social initiatives: it delivers aid under the “Winter Support” program, facilitates the registration of Starlink equipment, and ensures the delivery of medicines and charging stations for children with disabilities so they can maintain the operation of essential equipment during power outages.
Previously, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) stated in its report that at least 161 civilians were killed and another 757 people were injured due to Russian attacks across Ukraine in January 2026. Massive strikes on energy infrastructure caused large-scale disruptions of electricity, heat, and water for millions of Ukrainians.
Within 24 hours of taking office, U.S. President Donald Trump has not secured an end to Russia’s war as he promised. Furthermore, numerous Ukrainian and international experts point out that the U.S., as a guarantor state under the Budapest Memorandum, is pressuring Kyiv into capitulation.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy also expressed regret at the Munich Security Conference that Europe is not participating in negotiations with Russia in the format established by the United States. He called that a mistake.
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski emphasized at the same conference that Europe is now the primary provider of aid to Ukraine, replacing the U.S., and therefore has every right to a seat at the negotiating table regarding the Russo-Ukrainian war. He emphasized that the U.S. leadership role in negotiations would have been natural under conditions in which the U.S. was the key donor to Ukraine, but over the past year, the share of European aid has grown radically.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is not against
Commenting on French President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to be involved in negotiations with Vladimir Putin, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, Zelenskyy stressed the importance of Europe working together.
Zelenskyy did not offer any criticism of Macron’s intentions and expressed his trust in his French counterpart’s support for Ukraine. However, the Ukrainian president holds the view that it is crucial that negotiations with the Russian Federation be conducted jointly with Europe.
“I think that Europe must decide how it wants to coordinate the negotiations. Because in my opinion, Putin will play games with one side, with the other, then with the third, and with the fourth, to divide Europe and give everyone candy, and just to give them the feeling that they have a decisive say,” Zelenskyy said.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda also expressed the view that Russia is merely imitating the conduct of negotiations.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius emphasized that future security guarantees for Ukraine must not repeat the fate of the Budapest Memorandum.
