On the night of 31 August, Russian troops attacked a warehouse belonging to the VARUS supermarket chain in the Kyiv region. The facility sustained significant damage, and a large quantity of goods was damaged or destroyed, the company reported. None of its employees were injured. VARUS has warned customers of possible delivery delays and temporary shortages of certain items.
Briefly about the main points
- The VARUS depot in the Kyiv region has suffered significant damage.
- Some of the stock has been damaged or completely destroyed.
- No VARUS staff were injured during the attack.
- The chain may experience delays in deliveries and shortages of certain items.
- The shops are open, whilst the company is reorganising its logistics.
The chain is reorganising its supply to shops
Due to the loss of part of their stock, shops may experience delivery delays and temporary shortages of certain items. The company has stated that it is working to restore its logistics operations and ensure that retail outlets are supplied with the necessary range of products.
Despite the impact of the attack, VARUS shops are continuing to operate as normal.
In the Kyiv region, warehouses, a shop and a residential building have been damaged
The attack, which took place during the night and on the morning of 31 August, affected several districts in the Kyiv region. According to the Kyiv Regional State Administration, the following were damaged in the Brovary district: storage facilities and a retail outlet; in Boryspil — three warehouses and a block of flats.
There have been casualties in the region: as of this morning, the Kyiv Regional State Administration reported at least four people. Large-scale fires have broken out in certain areas; huge plumes of black smoke could be seen from a considerable distance.
The Air Force reported that, as part of a night-time attack on Ukraine, Russia deployed 121 attack drones of various types and an X-59 guided air-to-ground missile. Impacts were recorded at 11 locations, whilst debris was found at a further eight.
By August, the strikes had already affected warehouses linked to VARUS
On 20 August, a Russian strike hit a warehouse belonging to VARUS’s logistics partner in the Boryspil district, where part of the chain’s stock was stored. Following this, the company also reported possible shortages of certain products.
Another blast on 27 August damaged a warehouse belonging to the «KOLO» chain, which had become part of VARUS at the start of the month. None of the staff at this site were injured either.
Repeated damage to network-related warehouse facilities poses a risk of supply disruptions to shops. VARUS states that it is working to restore supplies as quickly as possible.
