Russian missiles and drones have damaged facilities tied to some of America's best-known brands in Ukraine over the past several months, according to Andy Hunder, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine.

In early September, a drone struck a Coca-Cola factory outside Kyiv; on September 25, a drone destroyed a warehouse used by McDonald's in the Kyiv region, forcing its restaurants there onto a reduced menu.

PepsiCo acknowledged in late August that a production facility in the Mykolaiv region was damaged, with no casualties.

Hunder told CNN the brands affected also include Oreo, and that while Russia has tried to deter successful American business before, 'nothing we've seen' matches the scale of recent months.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky framed the attacks as deliberate messages aimed at the United States.

After the Coca-Cola strike on September 3, he said in his nightly address that 'Coca-Cola has become such an enemy to them that they're burning it down with their Shaheds,' calling it 'a clear signal from Russia to America' that the Russians 'cannot possibly be unaware' was an American enterprise.

In a post on X about the McDonald's warehouse, he wrote that an 'attack drone' had been used 'against ordinary food products,' and said Russia is 'constantly expanding' an escalation operation targeting American and other businesses, data centers and internet providers — for Russia, 'ordinary life in and of itself is simply a target.'

The striking contrast is with the Trump administration's loud pressure on Ukraine to stop striking Russian refineries, which it blames for hurting American consumers.

While the administration has condemned Kyiv's energy strikes — and last Friday Trump announced a deal to waive sanctions and purchase diesel from Russia — it has issued no official condemnation of the strikes on US corporate facilities.

A White House official said only that Trump 'wants the war to stop entirely so the senseless killing ends' and remains optimistic a peace deal will get done.

Hunder said the silence is hard to understand given the administration's pro-business posture: 'You would expect your government to stand up in your corner,' he said.

CNN's reporting, echoed by outlets including SBS News, is anchored in on-the-ground confirmations: McDonald's Ukraine verified that 'a warehouse operated by one of our logistics partners in the Kyiv region was damaged in a drone attack on 25 September,' and PepsiCo itself acknowledged damage to its Mykolaiv facility.

Hunder told CNN the Chamber is 'not seeing any response from the White House' and that the attacks are 'sending a message that they're targeting American business.'

CNN also cited a former senior State Department official who said there is no consensus among US businesses on how much they want to publicly disclose being hit repeatedly, with some 'treading very carefully' while others want the issue raised.

'We need this to stop because these are American interests, American money, American investors that are being hit and are being targeted,' Hunder told CNN.

Ukraine has highlighted the attacks as another reason to step up defense support so it can shield American companies on the ground, and several Democratic lawmakers have publicly urged the White House to call out Moscow's actions.

The business community's frustration runs against a Washington where, per the former senior State Department official cited by CNN, many believe only Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner can address Ukraine.

The chamber's request last month for a meeting with the two men went unanswered, Hunder said.

The attacks are part of a broader escalation pressure campaign alongside strikes on Ukraine's energy grid and civilian infrastructure.

Zelensky said Tuesday that Ukraine received no early warning from partners about five Russian ballistic missiles that hit civilian infrastructure in Kyiv, though Trump insisted the US 'is sharing intel,' according to AsiaOne.

Zelensky also said Ukraine has halted strikes on Russian energy sites since Trump announced a purported 'energy ceasefire,' while Russia — which has not confirmed the deal — kept hitting Ukrainian energy facilities.

For American businesses in Ukraine, the question is whether sustained direct hits on US corporate assets will finally force a White House response.