Ukrposhta


Ukrainian Postal Service or Ukrposhta is a public company of Ukraine with 100% state ownership due to its strategic importance. In 1999–2015 it was a unitary enterprise of the government of Ukraine. Ukrposhta is a member of Universal Postal Union since 1947 and owner of national stamp issuing enterprise "Ukraine Stamps".

History

A postal service in Ukraine has been a member of Universal Postal Union since 1947. It operated within the Soviet Ministry of Telecommunications as its republican branch on territory of the Ukrainian SSR and was centered in Moscow. 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, in 1991 in Soviet Ukraine was created Ukrtelecom 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 Ukrtelecom, after which Ukrposhta is providing postal service, while Ukrtelecom is providing telephone and telegraph services.
In July 1998 "Ukrposhta" was reformed again on a government request.
Now it is managed by the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine decrees.
The "Ukrposhta"'s activities are regulated by the Law of Ukraine "On Postal Service" and other laws including regulations of the UPU.

Structure

In 2016 "Ukrposhta" revealed company overview and statistics of 2015: