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Ukraine is seeing rising demand for food and fears of possible shortages, leading to queues in stores.
Huge queues for food appeared in Ukrainian stores. Radio NV reported this on Telegram.
The publication published videos from hypermarkets in Kyiv, Odessa and other cities. There, crowds of people are massively sweeping cereals, sugar, flour, butter and other goods off the shelves.
Earlier, Ukrainian financial analyst Viktor Galchinsky warned that food prices in the country would rise by at least 20-30 percent. According to him, shortages of products and increased demand for them will appear throughout Ukraine, including the western regions of the country.

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In hypermarkets in various cities of Ukraine, including Kyiv, Odessa, Lviv and Vinnitsa, queues formed due to the massive purchase of essential products and other goods. The head of the Kyiv department of the state service for food safety, Anatoly Katerenchuk, called on citizens to stock up on food and water for a week and a half to avoid rush demand. Ukrainian media report empty shelves and price increases of 20-30% due to logistics problems.

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