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Ukrainian supermarket chain
Fora, LLC is a Ukrainian national retail company that operates a chain of stores Fora and premium delicacy store Favore, operated by Fozzy Group. Its headquarters are located at Fozzy Fud in neighbourhood Lisky of the Dniprovskyi District, Kyiv. Company was founded by Volodymyr Kostelman in December 2002. Most of its stores are concentrated in the Kyiv metropolitan area. The stores are partially automated, with customers able to purchase products without being checked out by a cashier using a self-service checkout.
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Capital and largest city of Ukraine
Kyiv, also spelt Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both banks of the Dnieper River. As of January 2022, the population of Kyiv was 2,952,301, making it the seventh-most populous city in Europe. Kyiv is an important industrial, scientific, educational, and cultural center. It is home to high-tech industries, higher education institutions, and historical landmarks. The city has an extensive public transport system, which includes the Kyiv Metro.
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Meanwhile, Ukraine’s top diplomat said officials have received proposals for a partial truce with Russia from the US, India, Turkey and Egypt.
Russians attacked the Kyiv region on Wednesday, September 30. The enemy struck the Fora store in the Vasylkiv district.
The “Fora” supermarket chain issued an official statement regarding the aftermath of the Russian attack on a retail store in the village of Ivankovychi in the Kyiv region, emphasizing that despite significant damage to the building, the most important outcome is that lives were spared.