US hopes to create a new framework of security between Ukraine, Russia and Europe

Ukraine's military intelligence has reported that Russia is planning to strike food industry facilities throughout the country, including both Ukrainian-owned and foreign-owned businesses. The targets include grain storage and processing facilities, as well as facilities for sunflower oil and other vegetable oil production, dairy plants, meat processing plants, poultry farms, and other food-related enterprises.

This move is aimed at destabilizing Ukraine's food security and causing significant economic damage, according to the intelligence source. Russia also intends to launch a parallel information campaign designed to demoralize Ukrainian society. The attacks are anticipated to reduce Ukraine's foreign currency earnings from agricultural exports, while expanding Russia's share of global agricultural exports, particularly to nations in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

Russia has previously targeted Ukraine's food supply chains in recent months, with strikes on distribution centers belonging to major supermarket chains such as Silpo and Novus causing shortages and empty shelves in some Kyiv stores. In early November, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of additional strikes against critical facilities and bridges across the Dnipro River.