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Russia Damages 500,000 Sq Meters of Ukrainian Warehouses as Export Losses Could Top $2 Billion
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Russian forces have carried out more than 25 attacks on warehouse infrastructure in Ukraine since the beginning of 2026, damaging approximately 500,000 square meters of storage facilities, Ukraine’s Ministry of Economy and Environment said in response to a request from hromadske.
According to the outlet September 28, more than 25 strikes on warehouses were recorded during the first half of the year alone. Russia has also carried out more than 1,000 strikes on Ukraine’s railway infrastructure and continues to systematically target ports in the Greater Odesa area.
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The attacks have forced Ukrainian agricultural producers to redirect cargo through alternative routes, including rail, road transport, and Danube ports.
The ministry estimates that these routes will allow Ukraine to export around 2.5 million tons of goods per month between August and October, compared with the previous monthly volumes of approximately 4 million to 4.5 million tons.
The disruption is also expected to temporarily affect Ukraine’s export revenues. According to estimates by the National Bank of Ukraine, the country could receive more than $2 billion less in export earnings during the second half of the year.
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However, the Economy Ministry expects the delayed export volumes to be compensated during the first half of next year, limiting the impact on annual tax revenues.
“Thanks to the flexibility developed by agricultural producers and the availability of alternative routes, we expect not a significant decline in annual tax revenues, but rather a shift in their cash collection to the beginning of next year,” the ministry said.
Despite the extensive damage to storage and logistics infrastructure, Ukrainian officials have said the country is not facing a systemic shortage of essential food products. Agriculture and Food Minister Taras Vysotskyi said on August 28 that Russian strikes had destroyed around 90% of retail chains’ warehouse capacity, prompting businesses to adapt their supply networks.
Vysotskyi said retailers and suppliers have responded by relocating inventories, changing delivery routes, restructuring logistics, and adopting alternative approaches to storage.
“Retailers and suppliers are rebuilding logistics, relocating stocks, changing routes and storage formats. It is more complicated, takes longer and costs more, but the system is adapting. There is currently no threat of a systemic physical shortage of basic food products,” Vysotskyi said.
Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure have continued in recent weeks. On September 28, a Russian drone struck a building belonging to Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv, sparking a fire in the capital’s Shevchenkivskyi district.
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