Nova Post seeks to double its network of branches in Europe in 2026 – co-owner
Nova Post Europe, part of the NOVA group, plans to double its network of branches in Europe in 2026 while maintaining a strategic focus on providing maximum delivery speed, said Viacheslav Klymov, co-owner of express delivery leader Nova Poshta.
"I think Nova Post is the only company capable of delivering a parcel from Berlin to Warsaw Next Day. Accessibility is already more than 300 branches across Europe. And we will continue this development in 2026: over the year the network will grow twofold," Klymov said during the "Dialogues with NV" event in Kyiv on Thursday dedicated to European integration, an Interfax-Ukraine correspondent reported.
According to him, the company has achieved its greatest success in Moldova, and overall Nova Post is already operating profitably in five of the 16 markets where it is present, although its first European branch in Warsaw opened only in October 2023.
"None of the 16 markets we entered behaves the same way. At least in our business, the essence of the European Union is that it absolutely is not a single structure from the perspective of consumer habits: each country has local leaders, very tough and very strong. And in each market you must make local decisions. In other words, think globally, but work and think about how to satisfy the consumer strictly on a local level," Klymov said.
He added that in the global market no one is interested in a company’s origin, so competition can be won only by offering services that are faster, more accessible, and more reliable.
Among the obstacles to development, the founder of the NOVA group cited restrictions by the National Bank of Ukraine on financing business abroad at $1 million per month.
Klymov also believes it is a risk that the combination of European requirements with Ukrainian bureaucratic procedures could create additional difficulties for the development of Ukrainian business. Among other things, he expressed caution regarding requirements to establish a transport regulator in Ukraine.
Nova Post Europe processed 13 million international shipments in 2025 and plans to increase this volume by more than 30% in 2026 while maintaining that pace through 2030, Nova Post Europe CEO Oleksandr Lysovets said earlier in an interview with Forbes Ukraine. According to him, these plans will be supported by a new stage of European expansion with investments exceeding $5 million.
The main activity of Nova Poshta, the core asset of the NOVA group, is the express delivery of documents, parcels, and palletized oversized cargo. Its ultimate beneficial owners are Volodymyr Popereshniuk and Viacheslav Klymov.
