In the Kharkiv region, in the village of Novy Korotych, the last sixth deceased was identified. They were able to confirm his identity thanks to a DNA test, samples were taken from his father.
This was announced on October 22 by the head of the Investigative Police Department in the region, Serhii Bolvinov.
The number of victims has also increased — already seventeen people. The postal employee received shrapnel wounds, he was examined by medics, and hospitalization was not required.
For its part, the company reported that it provides the necessary assistance to every employee who was on shift: it delivers medicine, if necessary, transports to other hospitals, psychologists work with people. The families of the victims will also receive financial assistance from the company, and if there are children in the family, they will receive 10,000 hryvnias per month and a $12,500 education grant until they reach adulthood.
- In the evening of October 21, Russia hit the Nova Poshta terminal in the village of Novy Korotych, Kharkiv Region, with a S-300 missile. All six victims are employees of the company. They spent the last seconds of their lives helping — sorting parcels with medicines and humanitarian aid. There were no military facilities near the Nova Poshta terminal.
- The innovative terminal of "Nova Poshta" in Kharkiv became the fourth innovative terminal of the company and the first in the east of Ukraine. The terminal was named KHAI (Kharkiv. Automation. Innovations). It covered an area of more than 19,000 square meters and was capable of processing 8,500 parcels per hour. The total capacity of the terminal is up to 20,000 parcels per hour.