Ukraine's Defence Intelligence uncovers Russian plans to strike food industry

Russia is planning to strike Ukrainian food industry facilities, particularly agricultural storage and processing plants, as well as associated warehouse infrastructure.

Source: Ukrinform news agency, citing a source in Defence Intelligence of Ukraine

Details: The source said Russia plans to attack agricultural storage and processing facilities, specifically grain elevators, warehouses and plants that produce sunflower oil and other vegetable oils.

Strikes are also planned on dairy and butter factories, meat processing plants, poultry farms and other food industry businesses.

The intelligence source stated that Russia will try to destabilise the situation in Ukraine in this way, cause significant damage to the economy and reduce foreign exchange revenue to the Ukrainian budget.

Background:

• The first round of trilateral Ukraine-US-Russia talks concluded in the capital of the United Arab Emirates on 10 November.
• An Ukrainska Pravda source said that during the first round of the talks, the parties discussed security guarantees and Russia's demands, and touched on the issue of the post-war future.
• The Ukrainian delegation is led by Rustem Umierov, Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service. Kyiv is also represented by Kyrylo Budanov, Head of the President's Office; Davyd Arakhamiia, head of the Servant of the People parliamentary faction; Serhii Kyslytsia, First Deputy Head of the President's Office; and Vadym Skibitskyi, Deputy Head of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine.

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