The SE “Artemsol” and the fundraising platform United24 to the anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion into Ukraine launched a special batch of salt “Ìіць. Ukrainian stone” of 100 thousand packs in 200 gr, it will be sold in the “Silpo” network and through the online retailer Rozetka for UAH 500 per pack.
According to a press release from Artemsol on Tuesday, the profit of 465 hryvnia from each pack will be used to form a flotilla of kamikaze drones for the needs of the Main Department of Intelligence of Ukraine (GUR).
“Because of Russian shelling, the mines of Soledar stopped producing salt in April 2022. This happened for the first time since World War II. Artemsol workshops burned down, equipment was destroyed, buildings were destroyed, and more than 2,500 people whose lives were inextricably linked to the city of Donbass left their home. Some of the salt reserves were removed, but in the summer of 2022 a packet of Artemsol, which millions of Ukrainians know and love, finally disappeared from the shelves of major grocery chains,” stressed the state enterprise in a press release.
It is specified that UAH 465 of profit from each pack will be used to form a flotilla of kamikaze drones for GUR through the state fundraising platform United24, with one drone costing $700.
“The FPV (First Person View) kamikaze drone has become a revolutionary means of combat, as such drones are used literally as sniper weapons from up to 8 kilometers away. Installed cameras and modern communication means allow the operator to control the aircraft in real time, while remaining at a safe distance. “Thanks to a special batch of Artemsol, we will be able to staff a new FPV drone strike force, which in the near future will be in defense of our country along the entire front line,” Artemsol quotes the commander of the special UAV Wings of the Defense Ministry’s UAV, call sign “Volunteer”, as saying.
SE “Artemsol” – before the Russian occupation was one of the largest enterprises of extraction and sale of table salt in Central and Eastern Europe. Production facilities of “Artemsol” are located in Soledar, Donetsk region.
By the end of 2020, Artemsol reduced salt production by 41% compared to 2019 – to 1.18 million tons due to the impact of weather conditions, quarantine and increased competition in global markets.
The Silpo chain, which is part of the Fozzy Group, includes 325 supermarkets in 60 Ukrainian cities and four Le Silpo delicatessen stores – in Kiev, Dnipro, Kharkiv and Odessa.
Fozzy Group is one of the biggest Ukrainian retailers with more than 690 outlets all over the country. The company develops retail chains of different formats: Silpo supermarkets, Fozzy Cash & Carry wholesale hypermarkets, Fora convenience stores, Thrash! discounters, Bila Romashka pharmaceutical supermarkets, Ringoo personal electronics stores.
According to Opendatabot, the founder of Silpo-Food LLC is Closed Non-Diversified Venture Corporate Investment Fund Retail Capital PJSC (100%, Kiev), with Vladimir Kostelman as the ultimate beneficiary.
