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A Bunge-owned oilseed processing facility in Dnipro, Ukraine, has been damaged in a Russian attack, Reuters reported.

The facility was struck on 10 September, according to local officials.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Andrij Sybiha, said in a statement: "Russia once again struck a civilian sunflower oil production facility in Dnipro, owned by the American agribusiness giant Bunge.

At least two people were killed, and the plant sustained serious damage."

Speaking to Reuters, a Bunge spokesperson said: “As a result of the morning attacks in Dnipro on September 10, a section of our Dnipro facility was impacted. No employees were injured. We will continue to monitor and assess the situation.”

The incident is the latest in a series of attacks affecting Ukraine’s oilseed processing and vegetable oil infrastructure. It is the second time the Bunge facility has been caught up in the violence, according to the reporting.

Ukraine plays a major role in the global sunflower oil market. Prior to the war, the country was the world's largest exporter of sunflower oil, shipping between 5 million and 6 million tonnes annually.

The Dnipro facility is one of Ukraine’s five largest oilseed processing plants, with capacity to process approximately 1,600 tonnes of oilseeds per day.