Russia is striking Ukraine’s food warehouses. Empty supermarket shelves are becoming more common.
Russian forces have intensified strikes in recent months on distribution centers and warehouses belonging to Ukrainian retail chains. The Economist reported in mid-August that empty shelves had begun appearing in stores across Ukraine. Later that month, The Washington Post said, in an article on the fallout from the strikes, that some Ukrainian retail chains were stocking shelves with less popular items to disguise shortages of in-demand products. The shortages mainly involve fresh and dairy pro
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Empty supermarket shelves have begun appearing in stores across Ukraine
Russian forces are intensifying strikes on distribution centers and warehouses belonging to Ukrainian retail chains
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Who claims what
- —Some Ukrainian retail chains are stocking shelves with less popular items to disguise shortages of in-demand products (per The Washington Post)
- —Russian forces are intensifying strikes on distribution centers and warehouses belonging to Ukrainian retail chains (per The Economist)
Our assessment
If these reported claims are accurate, food distribution logistics across Ukraine may face significant disruption. Exporters of perishable goods, logistics companies operating in…
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