Russia deliberately attacked U.S.-owned Bunge facility in Dnipro — Ukraine’s Foreign Minister

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, in his post on X, said a Russian strike on a plant in Dnipro owned by the U.S. company Bunge was not accidental, stressing that Russia is systematically attacking American business and interests in Ukraine.

Sybiha stated that the deliberate Russian strike severely damaged a civilian sunflower oil production plant in Dnipro owned by the prominent American company Bunge.

“This attack was not a mistake—it was deliberate, as the Russians attempted to strike this facility multiple times. Russia has been targeting American businesses in Ukraine systemically,” he wrote.

The foreign minister recalled that last year, Russian strikes damaged Boeing offices in Kyiv, a major American electronics manufacturer in Zakarpattia, and other sites.

“Throughout the full-scale war, approximately half of US Chamber members in Ukraine saw damage or destruction to their facilities on various scales,” Sybiha noted.

The Ukrainian minister stressed that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin’s attacks on American business and U.S. interests in Ukraine demonstrate a total disregard for peace efforts led by U.S. President Donald Trump.

“Moscow’s refusal to reciprocate Ukraine’s constructive steps toward peace must come at a cost, and the Kremlin must feel that this cost is serious,” he added.

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To provide background, a massive combined Russian attack on Ukrainian regions on the night of November 14, 2025, caused significant damage to civilian infrastructure. Debris from an Iskander missile damaged the Azerbaijani embassy. Azerbaijan subsequently summoned the Russian ambassador following the impact on its embassy grounds in Kyiv.

On December 14, 2025, the Naval Forces of Ukraine reported that Russia carried out an attack on a civilian vessel on December 13, 2025, transporting Ukrainian sunflower oil to Egypt.

On the night of December 13, Russians conducted a massive combined attack with attack drones and missiles on Odesa. Authorities reported damage to civilian objects, energy, and industrial infrastructure.

On the evening of December 12, Russia struck Odesa and the region with ballistic missiles and drones. As a result of the attack, a civilian vessel in the port of Chornomorsk was damaged, and one person was injured. The vessel belongs to a Turkish company. There was also damage to civilian and port infrastructure.

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Earlier, Vitaliy Koval, the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food, told Ukrinform that approximately 60% of Ukraine’s export revenue is provided by farmers and agricultural processors, and Ukrainian food supports 400 million people worldwide.

He said that farmers in Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, and other regions, who frequently endure enemy shelling, are producing vast amounts of crops and playing a crucial role in ensuring international food security.

Ukrainian experts point out that countries including China, North Korea, Hungary, Slovakia, Iran, and Brazil assist Moscow in killing Ukrainians in its war against Ukraine by funding the Russian budget through trade. 

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