Viktor Hordiyenko, a farmer in Ukraine’s Kherson region, reported witnessing the destruction of his crops due to attacks by Russian forces utilizing incendiary bombs. This incident represents a significant setback for Hordiyenko, who previously lost his father in a Russian drone attack the previous year. He described the current pattern of assaults as an expanded Russian campaign specifically targeting the vital agricultural sector across Ukraine.
Speaking to the Ukrainian service of Radio Free Europe, Hordiyenko detailed the intensity of the shelling and drone activity. He stated that the attacks were frequent, reporting an average of one hundred drones daily, alongside shelling. Regarding the damage to his farm, he noted the destruction of 2,000 hectares of wheat in a single night, stating that all the winter wheat and visible crops had been burned.
He further highlighted that the drone attacks are now occurring during the critical harvest period. Hordiyenko’s account provides an overview of the sustained pressure on Ukrainian farming communities. The cumulative effect of these repeated attacks has severely impacted his ability to cultivate and harvest, compounding the losses suffered by his family over the past year.
The reported scale of the destruction underscores the ongoing conflict’s direct threat to Ukraine’s agricultural output.
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