Russian Attacks destroy potato facilities and dairy farm
"The Russians are deliberately destroying Ukraine's agricultural sector because they know that we are their biggest competitor. The smaller Ukraine's presence on third-country markets, the more opportunities they have to take these markets for themselves. The harder it will be for all of us, including EU countries, to maintain global food security," said the chairman of the Ukrainian Agri Council (UAC).
On the night of May 24-25, 2025, two major Ukrainian agricultural enterprises were destroyed in Russian attacks using missiles and Shahed drones. The strikes targeted farms in the Chernihiv and Kharkiv regions, severely damaging Ukraine's agricultural capacity.
In the Chernihiv region, Agrico Ukraine LLC, a leading potato producer and member of the UAC , suffered massive losses. The attack destroyed a potato storage facility, equipment, and a sorting shop. Adjacent facilities including a grain warehouse and machinery were damaged or destroyed.
"The production stocks in the storage facility were completely destroyed. The blast wave damaged agricultural machinery: tractors, a planter, a Manitou loader, and much more. Some of the machinery was completely destroyed. According to preliminary estimates, the total losses exceed 1.5 million euros ($2.37 million Canadian dollars.) The assessment of the damage is still ongoing," said Mykola Gordiychuk, director of Agrico Ukraine LLC.
Agrico Ukraine is the national branch of Dutch cooperative Agrico and produces over 50% of Ukraine’s seed potatoes. Their facilities also serve as key training sites for industrial potato farmers.
In Kharkiv, AGROSERVIS SG, one of the region's top dairy farms, was attacked for the third time since the war began. Less than a month ago, the same farm was hit by ten Shahed drones, which killed 100 cows and caused massive destruction. This latest attack resulted in further loss of livestock, destruction of buildings, and brought total damage to over €3 million.
"This is the third time the enterprise has suffered destruction and massive losses since the full-scale invasion began. Our farm was one of the leading milk producers in the region. The losses already amount to more than €3 million. We had not yet recovered from the previous attack when the Shahed drones killed dozens more cows and destroyed the rest of our property," said Oleksandr Krasovsky, director of AGROSERVIS SG.
More information about the earlier attack is available on Farms.com here: Russian drones strike Ukrainian dairy farm.
The Ukrainian Agri Council together with the charity fund “Save Ukraine!” has launched a fundraiser, more information can be found here: https://saveua.in.ua/en/savefarms
Photo credit: Ukrainian Agri Council