Russian shoppers battle for sugar in supermarkets
Russian shoppers battle for sugar in supermarkets as panic over Western sanctions leads to hoarding and shortages.
Shoppers have been captured on video battling in Russian supermarkets as sanctions begin to hit vital supplies triggering a wave of panic-buying.
One sugar rush was seen after a consignment was wheeled into the Perekryostok store in the north of Moscow.
“People are fighting for sugar,” said an onlooker.
“Pensioners are fighting.”
Anna, a local resident who filmed the noisy scuffle, told Podyom media that people behaved aggressively because they are spooked by empty shelves.
“There were empty shelves – no salt, no sugar, no pasta, no buckwheat, and only expensive rice,” she said.
“People suddenly saw a cart with sugar and ran towards it.
“They attacked this cart, pushing each other away aggressively.
“They were grabbing as much as possible for themselves, not leaving sugar for the others.
“I wanted to share the horror of it. We must stay human.”
