Russian drones against kosher Ukrainian ice cream: destroyed ‘Rud’ warehouse and its supplies to Israel

After the Russian strike on September 5, 2026, one of Ukraine's largest ice cream producers lost a refrigerated warehouse covering 4,350 square meters. On the night of September 28, a food industry enterprise in Zhytomyr was attacked again. This story has a direct connection to Israel: Zhytomyr's 'Rud' has been working with a local importer for years, producing products specifically for the Israeli market, including kosher items. The scale of trade is quite significant — in 2024 alone, Israel purchased over 1,163 tons of Ukrainian ice cream for $5.12 million.

Author: Pavel Shveiko

On September 28, 2026, Russian drones attacked a food enterprise in the Zhytomyr community — an administrative community in northwestern Ukraine, about 140 kilometers from Kyiv. A fire started after the impact. According to Vitaliy Bunechko, head of the Zhytomyr Regional Military Administration, rescuers extinguished the fire, and there were no casualties or injuries reported.

In the initial report from regional authorities, the name of the enterprise was not specified. Meanwhile, just 23 days earlier, on September 5, a Russian drone had already destroyed the refrigeration complex of the 'Rud'…

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