Since the beginning of July 2026, Russian forces have destroyed more than 400,000 square meters of Ukrainian warehouses and logistics complexes, according to Forbes Ukraine, as reported by Clash Report. This area is equivalent to the size of 56 football pitches, and the victims of the attacks include some of Ukraine's largest retail chains, logistics operators, and international brands.
Systematic Destruction of Logistics
According to available data, the targets of Russian attacks have become key players in the Ukrainian economy: retail chains Fozzy Group, Novus, Rozetka, and Epicentr, the postal service Nova Poshta, as well as the sports brand Puma, oil manufacturer Liqui Moly, and Toyota Ukraine. This destruction is part of a broader pattern, and in the Kyiv region alone, over a million square meters of warehouse space have been lost since the start of the full-scale invasion, which is roughly half of the pre-war capacity.
Night Strike on Tobacco Giants
On the night of August 4-5, 2026, a Russian attack on Kyiv destroyed the finished goods warehouses of two tobacco giants, Japan Tobacco International (JTI) and Imperial Brands Ukraine. JTI's press service confirmed the destruction to Ukrainska Pravda but emphasized that none of the employees were injured. "The safety and well-being of our employees remains the company's top priority," JTI stated, adding that they do not expect any disruptions in the supply to retail outlets.
Imperial Brands Ukraine did not specify whether it was the same warehouse, but they estimated the damage from the latest strikes at "tens of millions of hryvnias." Yevhen Kobets, CEO of Imperial Brands Ukraine, told Ukrainska Pravda that the attack "caused short-term disruptions in the supply of products to certain locations in the capital" and reminded that the company suffered its greatest damage in 2023 during a direct strike.
Human Casualties and Shattered Supply Chains
In the same wave of attacks, the logistics center of NOVUS and two distribution centers of Silpo, leading Ukrainian supermarkets and retail chains, were damaged. Six employees were killed in these strikes. Russian forces also completely destroyed the logistics warehouse of Intertop Ukraine, a warehouse with Puma products, and the storage facility of Bosch Ukraine's logistics partner. According to initial reports, all Bosch products stored at that location were destroyed.
This series of attacks represents a serious blow to the country's already strained logistics infrastructure, with potentially long-term consequences for the supply of consumer goods across Ukraine.