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Updated · The New York Times · May 12
Russian Drones Hit Cargill Grain Terminal With 7 Strikes in 3 Minutes
Updated
Updated · The New York Times · May 12

Russian Drones Hit Cargill Grain Terminal With 7 Strikes in 3 Minutes

1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 12
  • Seven drones hit Cargill’s American-owned grain terminal in southern Ukraine in a mid-April attack captured on video, one of the latest Russian strikes on major U.S. companies operating there.
  • The barrage tore into warehouses at the facility within three minutes, according to verified footage recorded by a truck driver as explosions lit the night sky.
  • Cargill joins Coca-Cola, Boeing, Mondelez and Philip Morris among U.S.-linked businesses whose facilities in Ukraine have been struck since last summer.
  • Several of those attacks, including the strikes on Cargill and Coca-Cola, had not been previously reported because companies largely avoided publicizing them for fear of alarming investors and insurers.
  • The pattern underscores Russia’s continued targeting of American corporate assets in Ukraine even as the White House has remained publicly silent.
As Russian strikes hit US firms in Ukraine, how will insurers redefine the financial risks of modern warfare?
Are corporate assets the new front line in geopolitical conflicts now that American companies are being targeted?
Amidst targeted attacks on its companies abroad, what does the White House’s strategic silence signal to global adversaries?