CDEK

CDEK, also written as СДЭК or SDEK, is a Russian express-delivery and logistics company headquartered in Novosibirsk. The name derives from the Russian phrase commonly translated as “Express Courier Delivery Service.” The company was established in 2000 by Leonid Goldort and Vyacheslav Piksayev, graduates of Novosibirsk State University. Its original purpose was narrow and practical: transporting orders from the Korzina.ru online store to customers in Siberia and the Russian Far East, regions where delivery infrastructure and long-distance parcel distribution presented particular operational challenges. CDEK expanded beyond its initial regional base relatively quickly. It began operating in Moscow in 2001 and added Saint Petersburg two years later, creating a platform for nationwide coverage. Over time, its business developed from a courier service into a broader logistics network combining parcel collection, transportation, delivery to recipients, pickup locations, cross-border shipping, fulfillment-related services, and delivery solutions for online commerce. The company has operated through its own and partner locations and has built a recognizable pickup-point presence in Russia and other markets. The brand’s principal customer groups include online retailers, corporate clients, self-employed businesses, and individual recipients in markets where individual shipping contracts are available. Its typical use cases include domestic parcel delivery, international express transportation, e-commerce fulfillment and last-mile delivery, shipment tracking, and collection or delivery through pickup points. CDEK has also pursued technology-enabled delivery infrastructure. In 2020, it invested more than 600 million rubles in developing its own parcel-locker network, reflecting the wider logistics-industry shift toward unattended collection and greater flexibility for recipients. The company changed the structure of its customer contracting during 2020. Restrictions on concluding contracts with individuals were introduced in April, followed by a process under which individual-customer contracts were automatically terminated by the end of March 2020. CDEK subsequently focused contractual operations on legal entities and self-employed customers, according to the referenced account of its history. This was a significant operational and customer-policy change rather than a change to the company’s underlying delivery brand. CDEK has also moved into commerce and cross-border shopping. In May 2022 it launched CDEK Shopping, a marketplace intended to enable customers to purchase goods from abroad. The initiative extended the brand from transporting parcels for merchants and consumers toward facilitating access to international products and related logistics services. The company’s international network is described as reaching 195 countries and 36,000 localities in Russia. Its activity has included Russia, other CIS markets, and international destinations, with an additional presence associated with Asian logistics operations. CDEK remains an active, privately held or otherwise unlisted logistics brand. In late 2023 and 2024, reports described a planned transfer of Leonid Goldort’s majority stake to a fund managed by Modern Real Estate Funds Management Company; the reported transaction terms were not disclosed in the cited material. CDEK experienced a major service interruption in May 2024 after a cyberattack claimed by the Head Mare hacker group. Acceptance and delivery of shipments were suspended on May 26. Delivery of parcels already held at pickup points resumed on May 29, and courier acceptance of new shipments was reported as restored on June 1. The incident demonstrated the operational dependence of a modern courier network on its information systems, while the subsequent updates indicated a staged restoration of services.

CDEK began in 2000 in Novosibirsk, founded by Leonid Goldort and Vyacheslav Piksayev after the two entrepreneurs identified a need to deliver online-store orders to customers in Siberia and the Russian Far East. Its first major customer relationship was with Korzina.ru, an online store whose orders required dependable transportation across large distances. The company’s early regional focus shaped its later identity: CDEK developed around the practical requirements of parcel movement across a geographically extensive country rather than beginning as a conventional metropolitan courier. The company entered Moscow in 2001 and Saint Petersburg in 2003. These expansions connected its Siberian origins with Russia’s two most important metropolitan markets and provided a basis for broader national development. As online retail and direct-to-consumer shipping grew, CDEK expanded its service mix beyond basic courier transportation. Its network came to support domestic and international parcels, pickup locations, business shipping, e-commerce delivery, and related logistics services. CDEK’s delivery model increasingly incorporated customer-facing infrastructure. Pickup points gave recipients alternatives to home delivery, while the company later invested in automated parcel lockers. In 2020, CDEK allocated more than 600 million rubles to build its own locker network. That investment reflected the importance of convenience, reduced failed deliveries, and scalable last-mile operations in the parcel sector. The year 2020 also brought a change in customer contracting. In April, the company introduced restrictions on concluding contracts with individuals, and it subsequently communicated the automatic termination of individual-customer contracts by March 31, 2020. The company then focused contractual activity on legal entities and self-employed customers. The change affected the commercial framework through which services were ordered, while CDEK continued to operate as a parcel and logistics provider. In May 2022, CDEK launched CDEK Shopping, a marketplace designed to let customers purchase goods from abroad. This initiative broadened the brand’s commercial scope. Instead of limiting its role to moving goods after a sale had been completed, CDEK could participate more directly in cross-border access to products, combining marketplace activity with its existing logistics capabilities. CDEK’s stated or reported network reached 195 countries and 36,000 localities in Russia. Its market footprint has included Russia, CIS countries, and international destinations, with logistics-related addresses also associated with Moscow and Shanghai. The company has remained unlisted, and public information in the referenced material does not establish a single current corporate owner or a complete current management roster. Ownership became a notable issue in 2023 and 2024. Reports indicated that Leonid Goldort planned to sell his majority interest before relocating to Israel. Later reporting said that a buyer had been found and that the interest would transfer to a fund managed by Modern Real Estate Funds Management Company. The cited reports did not disclose the final transaction amount or detailed conditions, so the ownership outcome should be treated as incompletely documented. On May 26, 2024, CDEK suffered a serious cyber-related operational outage. The company suspended acceptance and delivery of shipments, while the Head Mare hacker group claimed responsibility and described the attack as involving a cryptographic virus. CDEK restored delivery of parcels already at pickup points by May 29 and announced on June 1 that couriers had resumed accepting shipments. The incident was one of the most consequential publicly reported disruptions in the company’s history and highlighted the dependence of parcel networks on digital dispatch, tracking, and warehouse systems.

• 2024

  Cyberattack disrupts operations

  [1]CDEKen.wikipedia.org

  A cyberattack suspends shipment acceptance and delivery on May 26; services are restored in stages by June 1.

• 2022

  CDEK Shopping launches

  [1]CDEKen.wikipedia.org

  The company launches a marketplace for purchasing goods from abroad.

• 2020

  Parcel-locker network investment

  [1]CDEKen.wikipedia.org

  CDEK invests more than 600 million rubles in developing its own parcel-locker network.

• 2020

  Customer-contracting model changes

  [1]CDEKen.wikipedia.org

  CDEK restricts contracts with individuals and shifts toward legal entities and self-employed customers.

• 2003

  Expansion to Saint Petersburg

  [1]CDEKen.wikipedia.org

  The company adds Saint Petersburg to its operating geography.

• 2001

  Expansion to Moscow

  [1]CDEKen.wikipedia.org

  CDEK begins operating in Moscow, extending beyond its original Siberian service area.

• 2000

  CDEK is founded in Novosibirsk

  [1]CDEKen.wikipedia.org

  Leonid Goldort and Vyacheslav Piksayev establish the company to deliver Korzina.ru orders to Siberia and the Russian Far East.

A broad-coverage Russian express-logistics provider combining courier delivery, pickup infrastructure, cross-border services, and e-commerce logistics.

• Courier and parcel delivery · 2000

  Domestic express delivery

  CDEK’s core domestic service transports parcels and documents between Russian cities and localities. Its network combines courier movement with pickup-point access, supporting both business shipments and consumer-oriented delivery use cases.

• Cross-border logistics

  International delivery

  CDEK provides international parcel and express-delivery services from Russia and other operating markets. The company’s reported international reach covers 195 countries, although the exact service availability and terms may vary by route and customer type.

• Last-mile infrastructure · 2020

  Pickup points and parcel lockers

  CDEK operates customer-facing collection infrastructure intended to give recipients alternatives to direct home delivery. Its 2020 investment in an owned parcel-locker network expanded the brand’s unattended-delivery capabilities.

• Marketplace and cross-border commerce · 2022

  CDEK Shopping

  Launched in May 2022, CDEK Shopping is a marketplace designed to help customers purchase goods from abroad. It extends CDEK’s role from logistics execution toward facilitating international shopping and product access.

• Business logistics · 2000

  E-commerce logistics solutions

  CDEK supports online-commerce shipping through parcel transportation, pickup infrastructure, and cross-border logistics. The company’s origins in delivering orders for Korzina.ru connect its historical development with the growth of e-commerce distribution.

• 2024

  Cyberattack and service interruption

  On May 26, CDEK suspended acceptance and delivery of shipments after a cyberattack. The Head Mare hacker group claimed responsibility and said it had used a cryptographic virus. CDEK restored delivery of parcels already at pickup points on May 29 and resumed courier acceptance on June 1. The available reference material does not establish the full technical impact, data consequences, or attribution independently.

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• 2024

  Staged restoration after cyberattackOther

  Background

  A cyberattack caused the suspension of shipment acceptance and delivery on May 26.

  Action taken

  CDEK first restored delivery of parcels already at pickup points and later resumed courier acceptance of new shipments.

  Aftermath

  The company announced that previously placed orders were in order and that normal intake and delivery operations had resumed by June 1.

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• 2022

  Launch CDEK ShoppingProduct launch

  Background

  CDEK sought to extend its cross-border logistics role into international online commerce.

  Action taken

  The company launched CDEK Shopping, a marketplace for purchasing goods from abroad.

  Aftermath

  The launch broadened CDEK’s consumer proposition beyond transportation and delivery.

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• 2020

  Build an owned parcel-locker networkStrategy

  Background

  The parcel sector was increasingly adopting pickup alternatives and automated last-mile collection.

  Action taken

  CDEK invested more than 600 million rubles in creating its own parcel-locker network.

  Aftermath

  The investment expanded CDEK’s customer-collection infrastructure and supported a less courier-dependent delivery model.

  Investment. More than 600 million rubles invested (2020)

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• 2020

  Shift contractual focus away from individual customersStrategy

  Background

  CDEK introduced restrictions on concluding contracts with individuals during 2020.

  Action taken

  The company communicated the termination of individual-customer contracts and moved toward contractual work with legal entities and self-employed customers.

  Aftermath

  CDEK’s formal customer-contracting model became more focused on business and self-employed clients.

  Source

1. 1CDEKen.wikipedia.org
2. 2CDEK official websitecdek.ru