Koretskyi Orders Warehouse Dispersal Plan Following Russian Strikes on Supply Chains

Former Naftogaz CEO and recently appointed Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi ordered Ukrainian authorities to identify alternative warehouse space within three days, as part of a broader push to shield the country’s supply chains from Russian strikes. Koretskyi detailed the measures on his Telegram channel, following an urgent meeting with representatives from business, retail, and logistics companies. He said that the government’s priority is preventing shortages of food, medicine, and other essential goods, particularly in frontline regions.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “Standard approaches don’t work under wartime conditions – we need fast, unconventional solutions,” Koretskyi said, describing Russia’s strikes on supply enterprises as a deliberate, systematic effort to disrupt products reaching millions of Ukrainian residents. Warehouse dispersal ordered within days Koretskyi said the state is prepared to give businesses priority access to available facilities, so that they can spread out their storage operations and reduce the risk of losing entire stockpiles to a single strike. He instructed the Ministry of Economy, the Asset Recovery and Management Agency, and the State Property Fund to compile a list of eligible properties within three days. However, he did not specify how many sites authorities are expected to identify or provide further details on where they might be located. New credit tools under discussion “In the near future, we will hold a separate, focused meeting with the leadership of the National Bank of Ukraine, the banking sector, and relevant ministries,” Koretskyi said, adding that the goal is to develop credit support mechanisms for affected businesses. Other Topics of Interest Russian Strike on Dnipropetrovsk Region Injures 1, Cuts Power for 55,000 Russia struck the Dnipropetrovsk region nearly 50 times across five districts, damaging civilian infrastructure and causing mass power outages. Wartime risk insurance Beyond storage and credit, Koretskyi said his administration is also preparing measures to decentralize international logistics routes and expand the country’s customs corridor, although he did not provide additional details on what the expansion would involve. Separately, he flagged war risk insurance as its own priority area. “We are counting on the support of international partners in developing effective mechanisms,” Koretskyi said. He closed his remarks by thanking private businesses for continuing their operations despite ongoing Russia’s bombardment across Ukraine, crediting companies of all scales with preserving jobs and sustaining the economy through war. Intensified strikes on logistics from both sides Koretskyi’s announcement comes after a series of Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine’s logistics centers, warehouses, and energy infrastructure. On Wednesday alone, Russian forces struck logistics facilities belonging to Epicentr, Nova Poshta, Silpo, and Novus, killing at least 10 people overnight. A Biosphere Corporation warehouse was destroyed in Dnipro a night earlier. A massive Russian attack on Kyiv overnight on July 2 destroyed the warehouse of electronics retailer Moyo and damaged the office-warehouse complex of powerbank distributor ERC, the Porsche Center Kyiv Airport dealership, Agromat’s store, and the CityHotel Residence hotel. The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have been hitting Russian logistics as well, in an effort to push Moscow closer to the negotiating table. As of Wednesday, Ukrainian strikes had damaged or destroyed at least 14 Wildberries warehouses, with about half of them burned down. Russian commercial media have estimated the total losses to the corporation at around $2 billion. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 97% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.