A military target? Russia hits UN-warehouse with food aid with ballistic missile

Russia “exclusively” strikes military targets — at least according to Russian officials.

The claim has been repeated again and again during the war in Ukraine, despite Russia obviously using massive aerial assaults against civilian targets as a key tactic.

Now, a Russian missile has literally cut Ukrainian civilians off from a vital food supply.

Massive aid destruction

On May 25, a Russian Iskander ballistic missile struck a food supply warehouse operated by the United Nations World Food Programme.

“At the time of the attack, the facility was storing humanitarian food assistance sufficient to support 130,000 people. Its estimated value was $1.4 million,” the organization stated in a post on social media.

Images shared by the group showed a heavily damaged roof that still clearly displayed the official United Nations markings. Inside the wreckage, ruined pallets of canned goods and basic groceries lay covered in debris.

The statement does not specify how much of the food supply was destroyed in the attack. Article continues below.

Growing warfare pattern

Richard Ragan, the organization’s representative in Ukraine, explained that the attack is part of a deeply disturbing trend. Relief operations face constant danger across the country.

“Over the past 18 months, WFP has recorded more than 84 incidents affecting its warehouses, transport, aid distribution points, and the assets of local humanitarian partners across Ukraine,” Ragan stated.

The weapon used in the attack is highly specialized. The Iskander-M is a short-range ballistic missile system designed to strike high-value targets with extreme precision while utilizing advanced maneuvering capabilities to evade air defense systems.

Sources: United Nations World Food Programme, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, United24Media

This article is made and published by Jens Asbjørn Bogen, who may have used AI in the preparation