On 14 March 2025, Russian forces hit Luhivka, Sumy, suspectedly with barrel artillery. Casualties unknown.

Supply-chain Risk Briefing

1) Summary On March 14, 2025, Russian forces conducted an attack on Luhivka in Ukraine's Sumy Oblast, reportedly using barrel artillery. This was a medium-grade localized attack with unconfirmed casualty figures, demonstrating continued military activity in the Russia-Ukraine border region.

2) Supply-chain impact

• Sumy Oblast is a northeastern Ukrainian agricultural hub, with potential impact on grain (wheat, corn) production and transport routes
• Due to its border region characteristics, risks of disruption to cross-border logistics flows of agricultural products and raw materials persist
• Concerns over increased instability in regional energy infrastructure (electricity, gas) supply chains
• Potential disruption to production activities and raw material procurement routes for manufacturers in northern Ukraine

3) Watch points

• Need to confirm occurrence of additional attacks within Sumy Oblast and scale of civilian infrastructure damage
• Continued monitoring required of operational status of northeastern Ukraine grain export routes (road/rail)