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Russian strike destroys ice cream company's Kyiv warehouse

A distribution warehouse belonging to the company Fayni Lyody in Kyiv was destroyed in a Russian attack overnight into Aug. 20, according to the company’s social media post.

20 August, 07:17 PM

Russia hits Fora supermarket warehouse near Kyiv for second time in weeks

A Russian attack on Aug. 20 damaged a warehouse belonging to the Fora supermarket chain in Martusivka, in Kyiv Oblast, where fresh produce was being stored, according to the company’s Facebook post.

20 August, 06:32 PM

Russian strike obliterates main warehouse of Ukrainian ice cream giant Lasunka

A Russian airstrike completely destroyed a major warehouse complex belonging to Lasunka, one of Ukraine’s largest ice cream manufacturers, triggering a massive blaze that consumed the entire facility and its inventory, the company announced in a statement on August 4.

4 August, 01:52 PM

Russia bans more Armenian food imports after 'unfriendly' statements amid growing tensions

Russian authorities have found new alleged violations involving food imports from Armenia amid worsening relations between the two countries, The Moscow Times reported on July 24.

24 July, 03:43 PM

Ukraine building its largest french fry plant in Cherkasy Oblast

Construction crews have begun installing the steel wall and roof structures for the first phase of Ukraine's largest potato processing plant at the Biosense industrial park in Cherkasy Oblast, Dmytro Kysylevskyy, deputy chair of the Verkhovna Rada's Committee on Economic Development, reported on Facebook on July 21.

21 July, 01:55 PM

Ukraine opens 23 new agricultural export markets in first half of 2026

Ukraine has opened 23 new export markets for domestic agricultural products since the start of 2026, surpassing the total number of new markets gained during all of 2025, the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection said.

15 June, 02:53 PM

Russian attack on baby food plant in Kyiv Oblast kills 4, injures 7 (UPDATED)

Russian forces attacked a civilian food industry enterprise in Kyiv Oblast’s Brovary district on the morning of June 5, killing four people and injuring seven others, according to regional authorities.

5 June, 12:39 PM

Russian strike hits food processing facility in Dnipro, sparks fire

Russian forces struck Dnipro on the morning of May 7, setting off a fire and damaging a food processing facility, regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha reported on Telegram.

7 May, 12:50 PM

Norovirus, not canteen food, sickened Ukrainian lawmakers

A norovirus infection caused the mass illness among Ukrainian lawmakers and Verkhovna Rada staff, not food from the parliament canteen, the State Management of Affairs’s Preventive Medicine Center concluded after PCR testing and investigation, the legislature announced on Feb. 19.

19 February, 04:05 PM

Russians start saving on food due to record loan debts

Russians in 2025 began economizing on food due to a range of economic factors, including rising delinquencies on previously taken loans, Ekaterina Lobacheva, head of X5 Retail Group, Russia's largest retailer, said in an interview with business outlet Kommersant on Dec. 22.

23 December 2025, 07:23 PM

New Lviv Oblast factory to produce 12 tons of fish daily

A new factory specializing in fish processing has opened in Ukraine’s Lviv Oblast, boosting local production and employment, regional governor Maksym Kozytskyy announced on Facebook on Aug. 1.

4 August 2025, 11:50 AM

Japanese restaurant chains consider investing in Ukraine’s agriculture

Major Japanese companies are interested in integrating Ukrainian agriculture products into their supply chains, Ukraine’s Agrarian Policy Minister Vitaliy Koval said on March 5.

5 March 2025, 08:32 PM

Ukraine warned of potential changes in EU trade regime

The European Commission may revise its autonomous trade measures for Ukraine, which were introduced after Russia's full-scale invasion and have been extended twice, with the current regime set to expire on June 5, 2025, news agency Interfax-Ukraine reports.

25 February 2025, 11:35 AM

Ancient Ukrainian dish secures cultural heritage status

The tradition of cooking Matsyk, an ancient Ukrainian dry-cured meat dish, has been included in the list of intangible cultural heritage, the Department of Culture, Tourism, Youth, and Sports wrote on Dec. 17.

18 December 2024, 01:20 PM

Russians rely on makeshift wheelbarrow to move food and bodies

The Russian military shared a video online showcasing a homemade, one-wheeled wheelbarrow for logistics on Dec. 10.

10 December 2024, 06:00 PM

Government funds free elementary school lunches

Starting this month, Ukrainian elementary school students will receive free meals at school, the Cabinet announced on Oct. 4.

4 October 2024, 10:41 PM

Ukraine to bring unique food culture to Italy at famous exhibition

Italy will host Terra Madre, the world's largest event dedicated to conscious growing, production, and consumption of food on Sept. 26-30, where Ukraine will present its products and share its unique experiences.

3 September 2024, 02:15 PM

How children in Zakarpattia learn to grow and harvest wheat to support Ukraine’s military

Alisa Smyrna, a civic activist and guide from Zakarpattia, and six local children harvested wheat they sowed themselves, which will be used to bake bread for sale to raise funds for Ukraine’s Armed Forces.

26 August 2024, 05:13 PM

Ukraine’s Nibulon delivers first grain shipment to Egypt in 2024

Nibulon, one of Ukraine's largest grain market operators, delivered the first batch of Ukrainian grain to Egypt in 2024 as part of a tender with the General Authority for Supply of Commodities of the Egyptian government (GASC), the company reported on Facebook on Aug. 1.

1 August 2024, 03:25 PM

Russians force Ukrainian children to produce dry rations for soldiers

In the temporarily occupied territories, Russians are forcing Ukrainian children to produce dry borscht and other food products for their military, the National Resistance Center (NRC) reported on June 24.

25 June 2024, 11:08 AM

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