The Public

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Ukrainian Postal Service or Ukrposhta () is the national postal service of

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. It is a

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with 100% state ownership due to its strategic importance. From 1999–2015 it was a

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of the

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. Ukrposhta has been a member of

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since 1947 and the owner of national stamp issuing enterprise "Ukraine Stamps" ().

History

Ukrposhta operated within the Soviet Ministry of Telecommunications (Administration of Postal Communication, ) as its republican branch on territory of the

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and was centered in

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. The Ukrainian SSR did not have a separate system of telecommunications and was completely integrated within the Soviet system of telecommunications. As part of the Gorbachev reforms (

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and decentralization, see

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), in 1991,

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was created in

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which took over administration of all means of communication such as postal and signal. In 1994 Ukrposhta started to operate as a separate business entity following the restructuring of

, after which Ukrposhta has been providing

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, while Ukrtelecom has been providing telephone and telegraph services. In July 1998, Ukrposhta was reformed again on a

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request. It is currently managed by the

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and the

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decrees. Ukrposhta's activities are regulated by the

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"On Postal Service" (in force since 4 October 2001) and other laws including regulations of the

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. In 2022, JSC "Ukrposhta" directed over 150 million UAH to humanitarian and charitable needs: support for business relocation and business support, delivery of important humanitarian cargoes (over a thousand 20-ton trucks), joint with

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payments to passengers of evacuation trains, transferring AFU equipment, military gear, generators, medications, etc., supporting educational projects and helping animals. In July 2023, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) reallocated part of a previously allocated loan to enhance the operational resilience of "Ukrposhta." €22.7 million will go towards the purchase of over 5000 electric bicycles and about 350 trucks. In April 2024, it was reported that Ukrposhta is selling 531 units of outdated transport — cars, trucks, trailers, semi-trailers, tractors — on the

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platform. On May 9, 2024, the

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supported bill No. 8423, which allows "Ukrposhta" employees to carry and use

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for the protection of postal funds and facilities from attacks.Employees of Ukrposhta are allowed to have weapons. 05.09.2024, 21:09
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Structure

'In 2016 Ukrposhta revealed company overview and statistics of 2015: *27 Regional administrative directories; *12 000 post offices (including 9 000 in rural areas); *73 000 employees (Postmen – 32.0; operators −13.7; Sorters – 2.6) *200.9 million of postal items annual processing and delivery, including: :15.4 million insured items; :11.1 million orders; :74.0 million pensions delivered; *Direct fetching to 15 million subscriber mailboxes; *Subscription distribution: 500.7 million copies a year; *Transporting 31 tons annually; total vehicles' mileage covering 72 million km;

Impact of events in 2014

The events of 2014 narrowed the scope of the company's geographical activities: in April of 2014, Ukrposhta ceased operations in the Crimea and

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, and in December left the territories of the unrecognized DPR and

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. On the basis of its infrastructure in these regions, the “Post of Crimea” (from April 21), “Post of Donbass” (from December 2) and “LNR Post” appeared respectively. For reference, as of the beginning of 2014, Ukrposhta had 553 post offices and 221 vehicles to transport mail to Crimea. About 4.7 thousand people, or about 5% of its workforce, were involved in the directorates of Ukrposhta on the peninsula. Starting from March 27, 2014, postal items sent by "Ukrposhta" from the mainland of Ukraine are not accepted by the postal service of Crimea and Sevastopol and are returned. Under these circumstances, "Ukrposhta" is not able to forward postal items to the Crimean Peninsula. Given the current situation, Ukrposhta has suspended the acceptance of postal items to Crimea.

References

External links

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History

Structure

Impact of events in 2014

See also

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