{"id":16252,"date":"2025-04-02T07:00:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T07:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1412756"},"modified":"2025-04-02T07:00:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T07:00:22","slug":"the-day-a-russian-missile-hit-a-ukrainian-tech-giant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=16252","title":{"rendered":"The day a Russian missile hit a Ukrainian tech giant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Every entrepreneur has to overcome obstacles, but few have faced the challenges of Oleksandr Kosovan. As the founder and CEO of Ukrainian scaleup MacPaw, Kosovan runs his business in a country under invasion. The company has even been hit by missile barrages.<\/span><\/p>\n

As relentless Russian bombing and shelling pummel Ukraine, his team presses on with their work. In October, they released a new version of CleanMyMac, MacPaw\u2019s flagship maintenance and optimisation product. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was completely developed during the war,\u201d Kosovan tells TNW on a video call from his home in Kyiv.<\/span><\/p>\n

The software earned <\/span>rave<\/span><\/a> reviews<\/span><\/a>. But two months later, the horrors of war arrived at MacPaw\u2019s doorstep.<\/span><\/p>\n

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On a cold December morning, another devastating Russian ballistic missile attack struck Kyiv. The explosion hit MacPaw\u2019s headquarters, shattering the building\u2019s facade, windows, and engineering equipment. According to the rescue services, one person was killed in the attack. <\/span><\/p>\n

Kosovan was en route to an event when a message about the strike appeared on his phone.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe only thing we could do is initiate our emergency procedures,\u201d Kosovan says. \u201cWe had plans for this risk and they helped us to organise actions \u2014 because people were panicked. They didn\u2019t know what to do.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Safety measures were swiftly implemented, emergency checks conducted, and recovery steps taken. The next day, MacPaw gained access to the office building. Staff worked alongside emergency services to salvage equipment and prevent further damage. <\/span><\/p>\n

The company\u2019s office spans three floors of the building. The hardest hit of them is still not operational, but the others have reopened. Staff are already working in them again.<\/span><\/p>\n

MacPaw\u2019s wartime adaptations had given the business a head start on the recovery. Many team members were already working remotely. Processes had become highly automated. Staff were spread out geographically and shifts were scheduled to cover all critical roles during emergencies and military call-ups.<\/span><\/p>\n

While the missile strike was traumatic, MacPaw had been prepared.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Numerous buildings were damaged by the missile strike. Credit: MacPaw<\/figcaption>