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(43 posts) Tue Mar 15, 2022, 08:31 PM Mar 2022

Russians Fight Over Food in Grocery Store As Sanctions Lead To Empty Shelves [View all]

Source: Newsweek

A video that appears to show Russian citizens fighting for groceries amid empty shelves has gone viral on social media.

Liubov Tsybulska, an advisor to Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, shared the video to her Twitter page. The video so far has over 230,000 views.

She captioned the video: "People in Moscow fighting for...SUGAR. Well, dear Russian citizens, this is only [the] beginning."

The video was also posted on the social media platform Telegram alongside pictures of empty shelves by user pdmnews.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/russian-citizens-food-shortage-ukraine-supermarket-sanctions-fight-viral-video-1688194

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Russians Fight Over Food in Grocery Store As Sanctions Lead To Empty Shelves [View all] Luizy Mar 2022 OP

Next: bread lines, like the old days Hekate Mar 2022 #1

That really wasn't that long ago if you think about it. BigmanPigman Mar 2022 #8

True, and older people should be getting flashbacks Hekate Mar 2022 #11

I have heard it said by various pundits dflprincess Mar 2022 #18

I dunno about bread, Russia is one of the world's largest producers of wheat. Calista241 Mar 2022 #32

Ukraine is the bread basket.. Dan Mar 2022 #35

They're both in the top 5 producers of wheat. Calista241 Mar 2022 #53

Putrid Restores Soviet Glory Days, Complete With Bread Lines! nt smb Mar 2022 #38

Ah, some supply chain issues........... Sherman A1 Mar 2022 #2

In their case, it's not a supply chain issue AdamGG Mar 2022 #26

That would be a supply chain issue for them Sherman A1 Mar 2022 #49

Back to Cuba speak easy Mar 2022 #58

Inflation. Let's go Brandon IronLionZion Mar 2022 #43

. Effete Snob Mar 2022 #3

OMG! LuvLoogie Mar 2022 #9

lol. nt BootinUp Mar 2022 #10

I needed a good laugh!! ClimateHawk Mar 2022 #12

Oh, that's wonderful! Grokenstein Mar 2022 #15

😂🤣 herding cats Mar 2022 #20

I believe that is the smallest one yet! I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2022 #23

Photoshopped.... GeoWilliam750 Mar 2022 #24

Maybe a tiny cello? Playing for really small wierd sound effects? FailureToCommunicate Mar 2022 #25

Nah Effete Snob Mar 2022 #28

So *that's* why it's not actually fingering any notes! n/t Igel Mar 2022 #41

You're thinking of human violins. Tardigrade violins are designed differently IronLionZion Mar 2022 #42

Now that's funny! MrsCheaplaugh Mar 2022 #29

Damn that's funny!!! texasfiddler Mar 2022 #33

Mite be a thread winner! trusty elf Mar 2022 #47

Water bear makes tiny tears for Mother Russia bear nt intrepidity Mar 2022 #57

Toilet Paper Throck Mar 2022 #4

Putin's fault Skittles Mar 2022 #5

Putin MRGA Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2022 #6

Yep! Start a rumour the country is running out of toilet paper, Aussie105 Mar 2022 #7

Haha! Unwind Your Mind Mar 2022 #31

I'm good with my supply of TP Catherine Vincent Mar 2022 #40

Right.. I said this on Cha Mar 2022 #13

This will start to change some minds in Russia. captain queeg Mar 2022 #14

Or krkaufman Mar 2022 #22

I'm not sure we can trust those polls Clash City Rocker Mar 2022 #50

What sucks though is the ones that will be hurt by such a shitty turn in cstanleytech Mar 2022 #16

Thank you for saying this luv2fly Mar 2022 #19

The machinery of Putin's dictatorship Effete Snob Mar 2022 #30

So I take it you are for people suffering? luv2fly Mar 2022 #52

I care about the Ukrainians more Effete Snob Mar 2022 #54

So do MAGAts reflect all of the US's opinion on things? luv2fly Mar 2022 #55

I can't hear you over the crowd Effete Snob Mar 2022 #60

And then there's this luv2fly Mar 2022 #61

I've only heard anti-Russian govt and Putin mahina Mar 2022 #56

I wish this was affecting Putin. nt Gore1FL Mar 2022 #17

Well, Putin wants the old U.S.S.R..... SergeStorms Mar 2022 #21

Remember the OPEC oil embargo? BobTheSubgenius Mar 2022 #27

Russian *people* are not the enemy Roy Rolling Mar 2022 #34

We can't even change the mind of the GOP masses, and they just have FOX news... Dan Mar 2022 #37

Even America With FoxNews voted Trump Out Roy Rolling Mar 2022 #48

When a government starts a war like this, the people always suffer. Demsrule86 Mar 2022 #62

But Putin doesn't give a rat's ass if his countrymen iluvtennis Mar 2022 #36

Trump's America in 2020 and Putin's Russia in 2022 IronLionZion Mar 2022 #39

I feel bad for the poor who are affected by sanctions Polybius Mar 2022 #44

I feel sorry for them. 😐 live love laugh Mar 2022 #45

I think this is TERRIBLE!!! Not funny at all. C Moon Mar 2022 #46

I feel for the majority of the Russian people who only want to live in peace. They're trapped Vinca Mar 2022 #51

Party like it's 1989. IrishAfricanAmerican Mar 2022 #59