Cuban Coffee In Ukraine… This Afternoon In Kharkiv, The First City Attacked By The Armed Forces Of The Russian Federation On 24 February 2022, СІЛЬПО Supermarket Has 225 Grams For US$5.42.
/Today in Kharkiv, Ukraine, the country’s second-largest city, at supermarket СІЛЬПО (pronounced Silpo)- think Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods (a subsidiary of Bellevue, Washington-based Amazon.com Inc.) but a larger footprint and more visually impressive with larger selection of brands and lower prices, can be found Buco brand “Cuban Coffee.” The price for 225 grams is US$5.42.
This location of СІЛЬПО is on Pushkinska Street in the Nikolsky Mall. LINK: https://silpo.ua/stores/vul-pushkinska-2a Before recently re-opening its front entrance which had been severely damaged by projectiles delivered by the armed forces of the Russian Federation, guests (the manager shared the company prefers the word “guests” rather than the word “customers”) of СІЛЬПО and other retail stores used a rear entrance.
On 24 February 2022, the armed forces of the Russian Federation invaded and further invaded the territory of Ukraine in what Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation (2000-2008 and 2012- ), defined as a Special Military Operation [SMO] then on 22 December 2022 he redefined as a war. The initial invasion by the armed forces of the Russian Federation was in part from the territory of the Republic of Belarus.
The war between the Russian Federation and Ukraine did not commence on 24 February 2022. The roots began their trajectories on 20 February 2014 when the armed forces of the Russian Federation invaded the Crimean Peninsula and the area known as the Donbas Region (Donetsk Oblast and Luhansk Oblast).
СІЛЬПО is Ukraine’s largest chain of large supermarkets and operated by Kyiv, Ukraine-based Fozzy Group. СІЛЬПО has 241 locations in sixty cities in Ukraine.
Prior to 24 February 2022, this СІЛЬПО location had approximately 300 employees. Today, it has approximately 150 employees. Revenues are slowly rebounding to pre-24 February 2022 levels.
