UN says Ukraine food supply 'falling apart'; Russia fires missiles at airport near Lviv

KYIV - Ukraine's food supply system is falling apart under Russia's invasion, with infrastructure destroyed and shops and warehouses growing empty, the United Nations said on Friday.a city where hundreds of thousands found refuge far from Ukraine's battlefields, as Moscow tries to regain the initiative in its stalled campaign against Ukraine.in an attempt to starve Russia's war machine by isolating Moscow from the one big power that has yet to condemn its assault.

"Russian forces have made minimal progress this week," Britain's defence ministry said in a daily military intelligence update."Ukrainian forces around Kyiv and Mykolaiv continue to frustrate Russian attempts to encircle the cities. The cities of Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Sumy and Mariupol remain encircled and subject to heavy Russian shelling."

Mr Jakob Kern, Emergency Coordinator for the crisis at the United Nations' World Food Programme, said Ukraine's"food supply chain is falling apart. Movements of goods have slowed down due to insecurity and the reluctance of drivers".

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