On September 13, 2026, a Russian missile strike completely destroyed the sorting center of the EVA cosmetics retail chain in Odesa. According to the company's press service, as reported by RBC-Ukraine, the strike came at around 09:00. The sorting center supplied retail EVA stores in the Odesa, Mykolaiv, and Kherson regions, making it a critical node in the logistics chain for the entire southern region of Ukraine.
Course of the attack and staff condition
EVA representatives confirmed that employees were present in the sorting center at the time of the missile strike; fortunately, none of them were injured. The company stated that an assessment of the scale of material damage is ongoing, and the EVA team is making every effort to minimize the impact of the incident on store operations in the region. Specific loss figures were not disclosed at the time of publication.
Risks for consumers in three regions
The destruction of the distribution hub means that in the near term, the Odesa, Mykolaiv, and Kherson regions may experience supply disruptions of cosmetic and household products sold by the EVA chain. The company did not specify exact timelines for restoring logistics chains, but emphasized that it is working on alternative supply schemes for its stores. For consumers, this may mean a temporary shortage of certain product lines on the shelves.
Systematic strategy of strikes on logistics
The attack on the EVA sorting center is not an isolated incident but part of a months-long Russian strategy of deliberately targeting Ukraine's warehouse and distribution infrastructure. Over the past several months, the occupiers have already struck the warehouses of Fozzy Group, "Fora," VARUS, and ROZETKA chains, as well as a Coca-Cola production plant and other logistics facilities. This tactic allows Moscow to simultaneously strike the country's economic potential and undermine the everyday supply of the population, creating an effect of chronic product shortages.
Budgetary losses and the government's response
Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhiy Haidai stated on September 13 that, due to constant Russian attacks on warehouse facilities, the country's budget may lose approximately 70 billion hryvnias. Against this backdrop, the Ukrainian government has prepared a package of measures to support businesses affected by the strikes. In particular, the Cabinet of Ministers proposes allocating preferential loans of up to 1 billion hryvnias for companies whose infrastructure has been destroyed. A detailed list of support measures and the procedure for obtaining them is outlined in a separate RBC-Ukraine article.
Broader context: strikes on Odesa and Dnipro on September 13
The attack on the EVA sorting center was part of a larger series of Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities on September 13. According to the business publication delo.ua, on the same day the Russian army carried out a missile strike on Dnipro, while in Odesa casualties among the civilian population were recorded as a result of various attacks. Thus, the destruction of the EVA logistics node fits into the picture of the systematic targeting of both military and civilian infrastructure in southern and central Ukraine.
