Russia has destroyed 90% of modern warehouses in Ukraine
Russian attacks have destroyed around 90% of Ukraine’s modern goods storage facilities, creating major challenges for the country’s retail and logistics sectors, Ukraine’s Agrarian Policy and Food Minister Taras Vysotskyi said on August 28.
Despite the scale of the destruction, Vysotskyi stressed that Ukraine faces no threat of famine. However, repeated attacks on warehouses and other logistics infrastructure could affect the variety of products available in stores and make the delivery of goods more expensive.
Businesses are increasingly shifting to a “just-in-time” supply system, delivering goods closer to when they are needed rather than relying on large warehouse inventories. Some companies have also relocated their operations, but Russian forces have continued targeting facilities at their new locations.
The Minister said the financial risks associated with goods destroyed in Russian attacks should be shared more fairly among businesses in the supply chain. He emphasized that the government is not a party to commercial contracts but argued that losses should not fall entirely on one participant.
The exact distribution of losses should depend on the product, profit margins, sales terms and other economic factors rather than being automatically split equally, he added.
Kyiv recorded 13 air raid alerts in a single day, most since the full-scale invasion began
The attack has continued all day long
Kyiv experienced a record 13 air raid alerts over 24 hours on August 27, the highest number recorded in a single day in the capital since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, officials said.
The city spent a total of 872 minutes — nearly 15 hours — under air raid alerts as Russia repeatedly launched drones, including small groups of UAVs, toward the capital. The previous record was 12 alerts in a single day, set on March 1, 2022.
Russian attacks continued overnight into Aug. 28, with Kyiv recording another eight alerts by the morning. Explosions were heard shortly after midnight as Russian forces continued targeting Kyiv and the surrounding region. At least four people were injured, and one person was killed over the previous day, according to local authorities.
The protracted attacks also disrupted civilian life and transportation. Two schools were damaged, a fire was reported near the Valerii Lobanovskyi Stadium, and a drone fell on a major road in the Holosiivskyi district. A four-story residential building was also damaged in the Podilskyi district.
Rail services across Ukraine were significantly disrupted by repeated alerts and evacuations, with some trains delayed for hours. Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said the attacks demonstrated how Russia uses repeated drone launches not only to strike targets but also to keep a city of millions under constant threat, disrupting work, public services, transportation, and everyday life.
Kremlin will intensify strikes on civilian and economic infrastructure in Kyiv
According to Russian media reports, the Kremlin has made a “final decision” to intensify strikes on civilian and economic infrastructure in Kyiv. The stated goal is to paralyze daily life and the economy of the Ukrainian capital as much as possible.
The planned targets reportedly begin with large warehouses, hypermarkets, and shopping centers. These would be followed by office complexes, Kyiv Metro infrastructure, car dealerships, gas stations, and power distribution centers.
Such attacks, if carried out, would mark a further expansion of Russia’s campaign against non-military infrastructure in Ukraine’s capital, aiming to disrupt logistics, commerce, and essential services for the city’s residents.
Russia destroys warehouse containing books of Ukraine's leading children's literature publisher
Russia struck a warehouse containing books belonging to Ukrainian publisher A-BA-BA-HA-LA-MA-HA during an overnight attack on August 27–28, the company’s director Ivan Malkovych confirmed.
Malkovych said the publishing house had previously remained silent after Russian attacks damaged books and destroyed windows and doors at its main warehouse. However, he said the latest strike destroyed the facility responsible for directly shipping the publisher’s books to customers.
The company is expected to face difficulties fulfilling orders in the near future. Malkovych did not disclose the full extent of the losses but said the damage was significant.