fast as possible or buy the goods before the prices had increased. reporter: according to official government statistics in russia, certain goods have seen huge price increases. compared to last year, sugar is 37% more expensive. the prices for bananas and tomatoes are up by around 50% and rises, albeit smaller, across a whole range of household staples. what you see here, empty shelves, is largely the result of panic buying, and some supermarkets have placed limits on how much customers can buy of certain products, like buckwheat, rice, diapers, and chicken. there s also the very real risk that some products may become harder to get. many retailers have closed their doors as western companies exit a country waging an illegal war. the world s biggest shipping companies will no longer carry nonessential cargo, and western countries have also banned