Warehouse Strikes Rock Major Ukrainian Companies
In the latest aerial barrage, Russian forces hit civilian infrastructure and storage facilities used by several of Ukraine's best-known businesses. The affected sites include logistics centers and depots operated by Roshen, Fozzy, Rozetka, and Aurora. Since the invasion began, Moscow has frequently aimed at non-military targets, making stores and supply chains part of the battlefield.
Victoria Syumar, a parliamentary deputy from the European Solidarity party, responded by arguing that Russia's strikes are not merely about damaging buildings. In her view, the goal is to weaken Ukraine's ability to function, to work, and to defend itself. Destroying companies, eliminating jobs, and cutting tax revenues are all part of an effort to spread anxiety and uncertainty.
Additional evidence of the ongoing danger came earlier when Petro Poroshenko reported four ballistic missiles hitting the old Roshen corporate office in July, underscoring how exposed Ukrainian enterprises have become.
Sanctions and War-Risk Protection for Businesses
Syumar also took aim at Ukraine's own treatment of companies during wartime. She described as nonsensical a situation where the state heaps sanctions and criminal cases on a business at the very moment Russia is trying to obliterate it with drones and missiles.
"It is utterly absurd that Russia is trying to destroy a Ukrainian company with rockets and drones, while the Ukrainian state simultaneously piles on additional problems through sanctions and criminal proceedings."
The lawmaker demanded that the government create proper protection systems and war-risk insurance schemes for businesses, and that it stop putting internal pressure on entrepreneurs. She cautioned that Moscow, looking for payback after Ukrainian attacks on its military infrastructure, would likely focus on the Ukrainian economy as a primary target. She also called for advanced air-defense solutions to be used in safeguarding infrastructure.
According to Syumar, parliamentarians have already sent proposals to the prime minister on establishing a workable war-risk insurance mechanism. She stressed that such a step is essential in this environment.
"When Russia burns Ukrainian business, it does not strike at boxes in warehouses. It strikes at Ukraine's ability to live, work, and fight."
Nina Yuzhanina, meanwhile, noted that the government is spending nearly 26 billion hryvnias from the state budget's reserve fund on road repairs, an indication of ongoing efforts to keep infrastructure functioning despite the war.
These attacks expose a deliberate strategy to cripple Ukraine's economic prospects, not just incidental damage. The threat reaches far beyond individual firms, shaking the country's overall stability. Urgent government action is needed to shield businesses and help them recover. Stronger air defenses and new insurance mechanisms would contribute significantly to Ukraine's economic resilience in these fighting conditions.