Anatoliy Katerenchuk, head of the State Service for Food Safety and Consumer Protection in Kyiv, has advised residents of the capital to build up a supply of drinking water and everyday groceries at home to last for about a week to a week and a half.
“First and foremost, we must have a supply of drinking water at home today. This is essential. We also need everyday foodstuffs that people consume,” the publication Strana quotes Anatoliy Katerenchuk as saying.
The recommendation came against a backdrop of panic-buying in the capital’s supermarkets and reports of empty shelves. However, a spokesperson for the State Service for Food Safety and Consumer Protection noted that there are currently no objective grounds for a food shortage in the country and that the recommendation is purely precautionary.
Earlier, the ‘Kyiv-24’ Telegram channel reported that shops in Kyiv were running out of food.
