Dmytro Kuleba warned of a ‘total war’ and food shortages
Dmytro Kuleba made this statement in a video on his YouTube channel.
The former foreign minister believes that Ukraine and Russia are building up their stockpiles of missiles and drones, which enable them to regularly attack each other’s economic targets.
“We are heading towards all-out war, and this is a major disaster. Both we and they will have enough missiles and drones to systematically cripple each other’s economies,” said Kuleba.
According to him, the consequences of such a confrontation could affect not only the energy sector, industry or military logistics, but also the everyday lives of Ukrainians.
Kuleba used the term ‘all-out war’ as his own assessment of the new nature of the conflict. This does not refer to the declaration of a new legal regime or an official decision by the state.
Why there may be shortages of goods
Kuleba pointed out that, following the first few months of the full-scale invasion, shops in Ukraine had largely continued to operate normally, and shoppers had access to essential goods.
However, further strikes on warehouses, transport infrastructure, energy facilities and supply routes, in his view, could disrupt normal logistics.
The former minister suggested that, as a result, certain goods might temporarily disappear from supermarkets. At the same time, he did not specify any particular products, regions or timeframes for possible shortages.
Kuleba also did not report any existing nationwide shortages. His statement is a forecast of the possible consequences of an escalation in mutual strikes against economic infrastructure.
What is happening with maritime transport
Separately, the Minister for Agrarian Policy, Taras Vysotskyi, announced a temporary suspension of ships carrying agricultural produce calling at Ukraine’s Black Sea ports.
According to him, this decision was taken independently by shipowners following Russian strikes on ports and civilian vessels. The Ukrainian government has not imposed any restrictions on shipping.
Vysotskyi emphasised that it is too early to speak of a complete maritime blockade. Ukraine has sufficient storage capacity for the new harvest, and the Danube ports, the railway and overland logistics centres can be used for exports.
Consequently, there is currently no basis for claiming that food is disappearing from shops on a massive scale. Kuleba warns of a potential risk should the disruption to logistics persist, rather than reporting a shortage that has already occurred.
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