Nearly 500 tonnes of grain destroyed in Donetsk region due to Russian attack

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18:29, 23.02.2024
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At night, the Russian army hit the territory of an agricultural enterprise in the Kramatorsk district of Donetsk Region with drones. The attack destroyed almost 500 tonnes of grain.



This was reported by the head of the Donetsk Regional State Administration, Vadym Filashkin.

As a result of the night attack, the company's current, warehouses, workshop, garage were destroyed, agricultural equipment was damaged, and 480 tonnes of grain seeds, which were prepared for the sowing season, were spoiled.

It was the third time during the war that the enterprise suffered from shelling. Since the beginning of the war, the property of 337 agricultural enterprises has been damaged in the region. These are crop-growing, livestock-breeding, processing, bakery enterprises and grain elevators," Filashkin said.

The total amount of damage is 4.4 billion hryvnias. The losses include destruction and damage to premises, equipment, loss of animals and poultry. More than 1.2 million poultry, 25,100 pigs, 1,200 cows, 600 sheep, 3,000 rabbits were killed due to the fighting.

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Oleg Pavlos
Reports on how the lives of Ukrainians have changed since February 2022 at SOCPORTAL.INFO

Over 10 years in journalism. Media analyst from Volyn.