Ukraine's foreign minister says Russia is targeting U.S. firms in systematic strikes
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha accused Russia of a deliberate campaign against American companies in Ukraine after a strike hit Bunge’s plant in Dnipro.
Ukraine’s foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, claimed that Russia is conducting a coordinated campaign against American businesses operating in the country, citing the recent bombing of Bunge’s oil-seed plant in Dnipro. He described the incident as evidence of a broader pattern, referencing an earlier attack on a U.S.-owned company in the Sumy region only weeks before. Sybiha called for intensified international pressure on Moscow to halt its aggression and stressed the urgency of strengthening Ukraine’s defensive capabilities.
According to unnamed sources, Russian forces launched a second strike on a food-processing facility in Dnipro, resulting in two reported victims. The minister’s statements were posted on his X account, framing the attacks as part of a systematic terror strategy targeting U.S. economic interests.
Why it matters
The accusations highlight the risk to foreign investors and the widening scope of Russia's war tactics in Ukraine.
How this story developed
- Aug 14 Russia claims strikes on Ukrainian rail hub and vessels as drones hit Russian ports
- Sep 9 Ukrainian drones also struck the Russian Black Sea naval base in Novorossisk.
- Sep 9 Putin said capture of the entire eastern Donbass is only a matter of time.
- Sep 9 Russian drones hit two districts of Kyiv on Sept. 9, injuring nine people and igniting fires in a high-rise building and a warehouse.
- Sep 9 Russian drones hit a border crossing in Ukraine’s Odesa region, killing two civilians, and set fire to a building in Kyiv.
- Sep 9 Norway's prime minister said a drone came close to hitting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's aircraft as it took off from Moldova en route to King Harald V's funeral in Oslo.
- Sep 10 Zelenskyy met Norwegian leaders in Oslo to discuss further military aid after the drone near‑miss.
- Sep 10 Zelensky called for European and U.S. leaders to take a stronger negotiating role and said Ukraine is ready to make concessions.
- Sep 10 A drone strike in Sumy added three deaths and two injuries to the day's casualties.
- Sep 10 Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia is hopeful U.S.-backed Ukraine peace talks will restart soon.
- Sep 10 Pavlohrad shopping centre was hit by Russian shelling, igniting fires and causing civilian casualties.
- Sep 11 Sea drones detonated on the Sochi promenade, injuring civilians and prompting evacuations.
- Sep 11 Russian missiles hit a Kyiv nine‑storey residential building, injuring two people.
- Sep 11 Russia has deployed the new “Web” shield to safeguard energy infrastructure.
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