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Journalist John Sweeney films 'loads of tomatoes' in Kyiv - as UK faces shortage

A war journalist marked the one-year anniversary of the Ukrainian invasion by showing Brits - who are struggling to find tomatoes amid food shortages - that residents of war-torn Kyiv are better off than them post-Brexit.

British investigative reporter John Sweeney, who worked for BBC Panorama and the Observer, posted day 365 of his Kyiv war diary on Twitter today.

But rather than drilling down on the state of the war, he decided to take a jab at Brexit, claiming it was a "rare Russian victory" for Vladimir Putin.

In the video, he says: "Day 365 of Russia's war in Ukraine and I'm in my local supermarket in Kyiv.

"And behind me, are the tomatoes."

He spins the camera to show a shop stall overflowing with plump and juicy tomatoes.

Sweeney then shows the viewer the rest of the supermarket so they can get a "flavour" of the "fresh fruit" on offer.

"So this is absolutely true. In Kyiv, there are no food shortages whatsoever," he continues.

"And in Britain, thanks to Brexit, people are struggling to find tomatoes.

He said there's also plenty of fresh fruit on offer (@johnsweeneyroar/TWITTER)

"So, why on earth would people vote for Brexit?"

Earlier this week, other European citizens took to social media to mock Brits by posting videos and pictures of supermarket shelves packed to the brim with fresh fruit and vegetables as food shortages strike in the UK>

Tesco has followed Aldi, Asda and Morrisons in introducing shopper restrictions on certain fresh produce as shops struggle to get supplies due to reported supply chain disruption.

Empty shelves at a Morrisons supermarket in the UK (ANDY RAIN/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

The UK's biggest supermarket brought in a limit of three items per customer on tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers as a precautionary measure.

Meanwhile, Aldi has placed limits on peppers, cucumbers and tomatoes as retailers warned the shortages - although expected to be temporary - were likely to last for weeks.

Asda has introduced a customer limit of three on tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, lettuce, salad bags, broccoli, cauliflower and raspberries, and Morrisons has set a limit of two items per customer across tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce and peppers.

The British investigative journalist is reporting on the war from Kyiv (@johnsweeneyroar/TWITTER)

Other supermarkets are understood to be considering similar temporary measures.

It comes after an initial shortage of tomatoes affecting UK supermarkets widened to other fruit and vegetables due to a combination of bad weather and transport problems in Africa and Europe.

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