Producers and suppliers in Ukraine are being forced to raise prices on some goods by 15 to 20 percent after Russian missile strikes destroyed warehouse space in Kyiv and the surrounding region, disrupting logistics chains, according to industry figures cited by LIGA.net.
Anna Anisimova, commercial director of GDS, told LIGA.net that the loss of a significant amount of warehouse space in Kyiv and the region would change the country's logistics system and affect both businesses and end consumers. She said the destruction of warehouses would reduce trade turnover, and that smaller networks and businesses in Ukraine would not be able to compete with large retail companies.
Anisimova said logistics infrastructure would become the leading competitive advantage among trading enterprises. She said medium-sized producers and businesses would be forced either to scale down their operations or merge with larger companies to survive the difficult period.
Losses across the logistics market
Total losses in the logistics market have exceeded 1 million square meters since the war began, according to the article. After the Russian strikes on businesses, the government said it was ready to provide premises to help disperse warehouses.
International logistics operators and trade retail have been the two key drivers of the logistics market during the war, together accounting for 90 percent of all logistics activity, according to data from Expandia.
Losses from missile strikes on professional logistics facilities in Kyiv could reach about $250 million in 2026 alone, according to calculations by the Bureau of Investment Programs. Over more than four years of war, those losses total around $400 million. Oleksandr Bondarenko, founder and director of the Bureau, said the figures are approximate because businesses often do not disclose the full extent of their warehouse losses.
Price increases expected
Oleksandr Parashchiy, head of the analytical department at Concorde Capital, said companies would have to change established logistics chains and adapt to new conditions. He said the restructuring would lead to supply disruptions, higher logistics costs and higher prices for end consumers.
Bondarenko forecast that prices on some goods could rise by 15 to 20 percent. He said end consumers would feel the effects of the strikes on warehouses because the loss of storage space also means disrupted contracts and delayed deliveries of new goods. As a result, he said, shortages of some goods would affect both Ukrainian marketplaces such as Rozetka and OLX and physical stores.
Bondarenko said producers and suppliers would likely be able to close the deficit within the next one to one and a half months, but that they would most likely raise prices by 15 to 20 percent to cover their losses from Russian missile strikes.
Recent strikes on warehouses
On August 5, a Russian missile strike destroyed two logistics centers and a ceramics factory belonging to Epicentr, killing one worker. Russian forces also struck distribution centers belonging to Silpo, with six employees among the victims of the attacks.
Several missiles hit a Novus logistics center, forcing it to halt operations. A separate Russian strike destroyed a warehouse holding Toyota parts and related goods. Facilities belonging to Rozetka, Nova Poshta and the MTI group, which includes Intertop and the Pandora chain, were also hit.
On July 19, a missile strike completely destroyed the Amtel logistics complex, which covered 100,000 square meters.
