Danylo Hetmantsev, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy, has stated that Ukrainian businesses are facing an unprecedentedly difficult situation. According to him, some companies are on the verge of halting operations.
He cited the largest players in Ukrainian retail and logistics as examples: Rozetka, Epicentr, Nova Poshta, Fozzy Group (which owns the Silpo, Fora and Thrash! chains), and ATB.
Rozetka
Iryna Chechotkina, co-founder of Rozetka, reported that after the strike on the company’s logistics complex in Brovary, the business had to consider staff optimisation. According to Ukrainian media, Rozetka’s facilities were attacked at least three times within a single week. In Hetmantsev’s original estimate, Rozetka’s losses were put at $70 million, although this figure has not been independently confirmed in the company’s public statements.
Epicentr
Epicentr has reported the destruction of two large warehouse complexes in Kyiv and the Kyiv region. The attacks also destroyed the Epicentr Ceramic Corporation tile manufacturing plant. The company has stated that it is considering relocating production outside Ukraine.
Nova Poshta and Fozzy Group
Nova Poshta is among the affected companies, but detailed data on the scale of its losses is not available in public sources.
Fozzy Group reported that four of its distribution centres were damaged on the night of 5 August. The group operates the Silpo, Fora and Thrash! chains. Damage to distribution warehouses creates risks for the supply of goods to retail outlets, particularly perishable products.
ATB
In 2025–2026, two ATB distribution centres with a total area of over 65,000 square metres were destroyed in Dnipro and Kharkiv. Two more centres, in Dnipro and Odesa, sustained significant damage.
According to the company, ATB’s losses in 2026 due to damage to distribution centres amounted to approximately 65 million hryvnias, while losses related to goods reached 728 million hryvnias. Damage to supermarkets, including building damage and destruction, was estimated at a further 1 million hryvnias. At the time, the chain stated that there were no product shortages.
Strikes on warehouses, distribution centres and production sites do not affect only individual companies. They disrupt supply chains, increase storage and delivery costs, force businesses to create alternative routes and redistribute goods between regions.
Losses suffered by major chains do not automatically mean that goods will disappear from shelves. However, the destruction of logistics facilities increases costs for retailers and manufacturers. In the long term, this may affect the range of products, delivery times, prices and employment in companies that are forced to reduce or relocate part of their operations.
