The government has advised Ukrainians to stock up on a week's worth of food
Taras Vysotsky, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food, advised Ukrainians to keep a minimum weekly supply of food on hand due to the risk of force majeure events amid the war with Russia.
Despite the enemy’s targeted strikes on food warehouses, there is no critical shortage of goods in the country, so there is currently no need to buy a month’s worth of food in advance.
The minister noted that enemy shelling may cause temporary delays in the logistics of delivering goods from warehouses to stores, but retail chains are quickly restocking their inventory. According to the official, every family can independently put together its own weekly grocery list. He also reported that losses to Ukrainian businesses from Russian attacks on food warehouses—particularly during the strikes on August 5—are estimated at tens of billions of hryvnias.
Source: “Suspilne.”
The State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection advised Ukrainians to keep a 7- to 10-day supply of food and water on hand.
Russian strikes on warehouses and logistics centers are already forcing Ukrainian retail chains to reorganize their operations. The greatest risk currently concerns perishable goods, as well as large household appliances. At the same time, the market does not expect a general shortage, but shoppers may see a smaller selection of goods and higher prices due to more expensive delivery.
Russian strikes on large food warehouses have caused disruptions in the supply of goods to stores in Kyiv. In some of the capital’s supermarkets, shoppers have already noticed empty shelves; in particular, some types of grains, fresh herbs, and other products were temporarily unavailable.
