Nova Poshta, Ukraine’s leading express delivery company, has appointed Yevhen Tafiychuk as its new CEO. Tafiychuk joined the company in 2012 as a loader and has served as Nova Poshta’s COO in both Ukraine and Europe since 2021.
“The current CEO, Oleksandr Bulba, will continue to manage the company until the end of the year. Over the next two and a half months, both top managers will work together under the selected & acting CEO model to ensure a smooth transfer of power,” the company said in a press release on Wednesday.
It is noted that the competition for the position was open: more than 20 candidates were considered, including managers from international companies.
“Three candidates made it to the final round: two external candidates and one internal candidate. We are proud that the leader we have chosen has grown with the company. Yevhen knows all the processes down to the smallest details and has an ambitious vision for the future,” said Vyacheslav Klimov, co-owner of Nova Poshta, in the release.
It is noted that under Tafiychuk’s leadership, courier delivery has been transformed, the Nova Poshta branch network has doubled, and delivery speed has become the fastest in the Ukrainian logistics market.
As reported, 2025 marks the end of a 10-year period of cooperation between Nova Poshta and CEO Oleksandr Bulba.
Nova Poshta’s main activity remains the express delivery of documents, parcels, and palletized large-sized cargo. The company is the leader in express delivery in Ukraine. Its ultimate beneficial owners are Volodymyr Poperechnyuk and Vyacheslav Klimov.
In the first half of 2025, the company increased its revenue by 23% compared to the same period in 2024, to UAH 24.6 billion. The volume of parcels and cargo delivered amounted to 238 million (7% more), its network of branches grew by 708 points to 13,985, and the number of parcel terminals increased by more than 4,000 to 28,326.
Nova Poshta, Ukraine’s leading express delivery company, installed more than 8,000 new parcel terminals over the year, bringing their total number to 30,600, according to a press release issued by the company on Wednesday.
“As of October 6, the company has 44,983 service points, including 14,336 branches. Over the past year alone, more than 8,000 new parcel terminals have been installed, and over the past week, another 259,” the document says.
As previously reported by Nova Poshta, in the first half of this year, its branch network grew by 708 points to 13,985, and the number of parcel terminals increased by more than 4,000 to 28,326, while in mid-2024 there were 12,180 and 18,370 thousand, respectively.
“Parcel locker delivery is a global trend that is rapidly gaining momentum in Ukraine. We plan to invest about UAH 1 billion in the development of the parcel locker network by the end of 2025,” said Artur Kudelin, director of the parcel locker department at Nova Poshta, in the release.
The company added that while three years ago less than 10 million shipments per year passed through parcel lockers, now there are 46 million, and by the end of 2025, the company plans to reach 75 million deliveries.
“We see a clear trend: the opening of a parcel terminal (for example, near a cottage community) immediately stimulates the growth of online purchases in that area. Therefore, the expansion of the network contributes to the development of the entire online commerce ecosystem in general,” Kudelin noted.
According to the release, more than 4,000 parcel terminals in the network are powered by solar panels, and a “locker” service has also been introduced for temporary storage or transfer of items.
The main activity of Nova Poshta is express delivery of documents, parcels, and palletized large-sized cargo.
In the first half of 2025, the company increased its revenue by 23% compared to the same period in 2024, to UAH 24.6 billion. The volume of parcels and cargo delivered amounted to 238 million (7% more).
The number of employees aged 18-22 who have left Nova Poshta, Ukraine’s leading express delivery company, over the last 10 days after being granted permission to leave the country has reached 170, while 64 new employees have been hired, resulting in a net outflow of 106 employees, according to the company’s co-founder Volodymyr Poperechnyuk.
“This is not a significant problem for the company. After all, ten days is not enough for serious analysis – we will look at the results in a month or two. One thing is clear: competition for employees will increase. And that’s a good thing,” Poperechnyuk wrote on social network X, supporting the decision of the president and the government to open the border for 18-22-year-olds subject to military service.
He stressed that human resources are the most scarce in the economy, and this forces businesses to constantly raise salaries, improve conditions, and fight for every employee.
The co-owner of Nova Poshta added that restoring freedom of movement for men aged 18-22 is the right decision both for ethical reasons, since human freedom is a fundamental value, and for economic reasons, since freedom is always a guarantee of development.
“Yes, some young people will leave, especially those who are about to turn 23. But at the same time, it opens the door for thousands of young people to return to the country. Now, 18-22-year-olds will be able to freely cross the border in both directions. And most importantly, the outflow of 17-year-old boys will decrease. I think this was the key motivation for officials,” Poperechnyuk believes.
The article does not provide the total number of Nova Poshta employees aged 18-22, but in May 2025, the company informed the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development of its planned reduction of about 2,900 employees, which is less than 10% of the total number.
Forbes Ukraine recently reported that at Silpo, which employs about 3,000 people aged 18-22, the number of resignations has increased significantly but does not exceed 3%.
Nova Poshta, the leader in express delivery in Ukraine and part of the Nova Group, increased its consolidated net profit by 18.6% in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year, to UAH 1 billion 765 million, while consolidated net revenue increased by 22% to UAH 29.829 billion.
According to the company’s report published in the information disclosure system of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC), the company’s gross profit increased by 19% compared to the same period last year, to UAH 7 billion 205 million. Operating profit, according to the consolidated report, increased by 17% to UAH 3.72 billion.
Earlier it was reported that in the second quarter of 2025, Nova Poshta increased its unconsolidated net profit by 2.6% compared to the same period in 2024, to UAH 905.45 million. According to the company’s reports on its website and in the NSSMC information disclosure system, revenue in the second quarter increased by 22.9% to UAH 12.71214 billion. In the first half of this year, Nova Poshta’s net profit decreased by 19.6% to UAH 1 billion 195.74 million, while revenue increased by 22.1% to UAH 24 billion 571.27 million, according to the published data. It was noted that gross profit for the first half of the year increased by 30.8% to UAH 5 billion 55.3 million, while operating profit increased by 45.6% to UAH 2 billion 443.82 million.
As of mid-year, Nova Poshta had obligations on three bond issues of series “E”, “F” and “G” series bonds, respectively, in the amount of UAH 995.82 million with maturity on July 30 this year, UAH 998.45 million with maturity on June 1 next year, and UAH 999.38 million with maturity on May 2, 2027. The interest rate on bonds “F” and “G” is 16% per annum. The company already has five redeemed bond issues since August 2020 for a total amount of UAH 3.6 billion.
In August 2025, the company fully placed series “H” bonds with a total nominal value of UAH 1 billion after the redemption of series “E” bonds with the same nominal value on July 30.
The main activity of Nova Poshta remains the express delivery of documents, parcels, and palletized large-sized cargo. The company is the leader in express delivery in Ukraine. Its ultimate beneficial owners are Volodymyr Poperechnyuk and Vyacheslav Klimov.
Nova Poshta, Ukraine’s leading express delivery service from the Nova Group, has updated its delivery rules to the US due to Washington’s cancellation of the $800 duty-free threshold: the cost of delivery has increased by at least 10% due to the duty applied to goods from Ukraine.
According to a press release from Nova Poshta on Wednesday, if the sender is the payer, customs clearance services are included in the tariff, while if the recipient is the payer, they will have to pay, in addition to 10% of the cost of the shipment, customs brokerage services starting at $25 per shipment upon receipt.
It is noted that the recipient will be sent an email with a link to pay the customs duty and customs brokerage services. Delivery of the shipment will be carried out after payment, and the final amount of customs duty and customs brokerage services will be determined during customs clearance upon delivery in the United States.
The company emphasized that it is important to correctly indicate the country of origin of the goods in the shipment. The 10% duty rate applies only to goods produced in Ukraine. Rates may vary for goods from other countries.
It is also indicated that a technical solution has been developed for Nova Post API users to select the payer of customs duties for the United States.
On the eve of the announcement, Ihor Smelyansky, CEO of Ukrposhta, Nova Poshta’s main competitor, said that his company would also continue commercial mail deliveries to the US after the country introduced a 10% duty on shipments worth up to $800, and delivery rates to the US will increase by an average of $1.5-3.
According to the CEO of Ukrposhta, Ukrainian senders will have an advantage over competitors from most other countries, as the rate for Ukraine is the lowest at 10%, while for EU countries it is 15% and for Switzerland 39%. In addition, most European countries are pausing shipments to the US until the 10% duty collection procedure is settled.
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Nova Poshta, the leader in express delivery in Ukraine and part of the Nova Group, has fully placed its Series H bonds with a total nominal value of UAH 1 billion after the redemption of Series E bonds with the same nominal value on July 30.
The National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC) approved the relevant bond issue report on August 19, 2025.
The bonds have a par value of UAH 1,000, with 1 million bonds issued without a public offering. No other details of the issue have been disclosed.
In May this year, the NSSMC approved the placement of two new issues of Nova Poshta bonds – series G and H with a nominal value of UAH 1 billion each. The company declared that the funds raised would be used to develop its terminal network (35%), invest in IT (15%), BDF containers and motor vehicles (30%), and packaging for parcels (20%).
In July 2025, Nova Poshta fully placed Series G bonds with a total nominal value of UAH 1 billion.
As of mid-2021, Nova Poshta had obligations under three bond issues of Series E,
“F” and “G” bonds in the amount of UAH 995.82 million maturing on July 30 of this year, UAH 998.45 million maturing on June 1 of next year, and UAH 999.38 million maturing on May 2, 2027. The interest rate on bonds “F” and “G” is 16% per annum. The company already has five redeemed bond issues since August 2020 for a total amount of UAH 3.6 billion.
In the second quarter of 2025, the company increased its unconsolidated net profit by 2.6% compared to the same period in 2024, to UAH 905.45 million, with revenue growing by 22.9% to UAH 12 billion 712.14 million. In total, in the first half of this year, Nova Poshta’s net profit decreased by 19.6% to UAH 1 billion 195.74 million, with revenue growing by 22.1% to UAH 24 billion 571.27 million.
The company’s equity for the first half of 2025 increased by 6.1% to UAH 12.30 billion, while liabilities increased by 2.8% to UAH 20.56 billion.
The main activity of Nova Poshta remains the express delivery of documents, parcels, and palletized large-size cargo. The company is the leader in express delivery in Ukraine. Its ultimate beneficial owners are Volodymyr Poperechnyuk and Vyacheslav Klimov.
