Bare grocery store shelves have become a new reality on Ukraine. It is reported by The New York Times.
"This week it was impossible to hide the gaps on the usually well-filled shelves of Silpo supermarket in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. There was no barley, buckwheat, quinoa or rice on them. No green onions, no bagged salad, but only a single wilted bunch of cilantro. For the first time (since the beginning of SMO. — EADaily), residents of the city are experiencing a shortage of a wide range of products due to the strikes of Russian ballistic missiles on critical distribution centers," the publication says.
There is no sugar, and many sections in the store are empty. Kiev residents call "this a nightmare" and note that they are "terrified."
Russian missiles hit at least four warehouses of one supermarket supply company on August 5, the newspaper recalls. The consequences are felt mainly in the capital, but also in remote places, including Zaporozhye. Early in the morning, food warehouses near Kiev were attacked, although the scale of damage from them is not yet clear.
But over the past week, grocery store chains have recognized the shortage. Stocks of dairy products, meat and fresh vegetables decreased. In one of the shops in Kiev there were only six soft avocados, a few bulbs and a head of garlic. Branded goods, such as ramen, disappeared in another store — along with paper plates and plastic cutlery.
"Am I the only one this empty shelf starting to cause panic?" — the blogger wrote on social networks, noting that she bought the last four packages of infant formula after unsuccessful attempts in another store.
Supermarket chains said they hope to fully replenish stocks by Monday, the Independence Day of Ukraine.
Note that the NYT even mentioned the Russian Wildberries, but somehow shamefully and forgetting to clarify that the first blow to civilian logistics centers was inflicted by Ukraine. "Ukraine still claims that it avoids civilian targets… Recently, it also attacked the warehouses of Wildberries, the Russian version of Amazon, claiming that many of its products have military applications," the newspaper noted.