# Ukrainian postal company forms private air defense force, downs Russian drones

https://mins.news/en/item/117446

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-27 13:19 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-post-service-forms-private-air-defense-force-shoots-down-russian-drones/

> Nova Poshta, Ukraine’s postal and courier company, has formed a private air defense force and shot down Russian attack drones targeting its facilities. Co-owner Vyacheslav Klymov said at the Kyiv International Economic Forum that the company had destroyed Shahed drones, without disclosing how many.

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