Guardian: food shortages are growing in Kyiv

In Kyiv, food shortages are growing due to problems with logistics of Ukrainian food suppliers and chain stores, the Guardian newspaper writes.

Ukrainian officials acknowledge the rise in food prices, but claim an increase of only 2.5%, while representatives of retail chains say this figure could be at least twice as much.

The head of the Kyiv department of the Ukrainian civil service for food safety and consumer protection called for stockpiling food and drinking water for a week and a half to avoid rush demand.

MOSCOW, September 9 - RIA Novosti. The shortage of food in Kyiv has made the life of city residents painful and unbearable, the Guardian newspaper writes.

Journalists from a Western publication report an ever-increasing shortage of food in Kyiv due to problems with logistics of Ukrainian food suppliers and chain stores. Some chains managed to avoid shortages, but only due to rising prices. A British newspaper publishes photographs of empty supermarket shelves.

“It’s painful and unbearable: a food shortage has begun in Kyiv,” says the material on the website of a Western publication.

According to the publication, Ukrainian officials acknowledge the rise in food prices, but announce an increase of only 2.5%. At the same time, representatives of retail chain managers with whom the Guardian authors were able to communicate claim that this figure could be at least twice as high.

The head of the Kyiv department of the Ukrainian civil service for food safety and consumer protection, Anatoly Katerenchuk, in early September called for stockpiling food and drinking water for a week and a half to avoid rush demand. Ukrainian media began to more often publish footage depicting empty store shelves in different cities of Ukraine - from Lviv to Vinnitsa and Kyiv. It was also reported that a number of products had risen in price by 20-30% due to logistics problems.