‘Did not attack Indian pharma warehouse’: Russian embassy blames Ukraine | India News

The Russian embassy in India on Thursday dismissed the claims made by Ukraine that it attacked Indian pharmaceutical firm Kusum calling the information faux. It, in flip, accused the war-torn nation of attacking the warehouse saying “one of Ukrainian air defence missiles fell on Kusum Healthcare’s warehouse setting it on fire.”
“In response to the accusations spread by the Embassy of Ukraine in India the Russian Embassy in New Delhi informs that the Russian Armed Forces did not attack or plan to attack on April 12, 2025, Kusum Healthcare’s pharmacy warehouse in the eastern part of Kiev. On that day, Russian tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles and missile forces hit an aviation plant of the Ukrainian military industrial complex, the infrastructure of a military airfield and armoured vehicle repair and UAV assembly workshops at a completely different location,” the embassy mentioned.

“The most likely explanation of the incident is that one of Ukrainian air defence missiles fell on Kusum Healthcare’s warehouse setting it on fire. Similar cases have occurred previously whereby Ukrainian air defence interceptors failing to hit their targets fell in urban areas due to ineptly operated electronic warfare systems,” it added.

Last week, Ukrainian embassy had criticised Vladimir Putin-led Russian authorities claiming that it made a “deliberate” attack whereas the nation claimed a “special friendship” with India.
“Today, a Russian missile struck the warehouse of Indian pharmaceutical company Kusum in Ukraine. While claiming “special friendship” with India, Moscow deliberately targets Indian businesses — destroying medicines meant for children and the elderly,” it had mentioned.
Meanwhile, Russian forces launched an assault on the southern Ukrainian metropolis of Kherson on Wednesday, killing one individual and injuring 9 others, as day by day assaults throughout the war-torn nation continues.
Russia and Ukraine’s international ministers final week traded contemporary accusations over violations of a fragile, US-brokered deal supposed to pause assaults on vitality infrastructure—underscoring the continuing challenges in efforts to finish the three-year warfare.
Although either side had tentatively agreed final month to a 30-day ceasefire throughout talks mediated by US officers in Saudi Arabia, confusion rapidly adopted. Disagreements emerged over the ceasefire’s begin date, and both sides swiftly accused the opposite of breaching the settlement, casting doubt on the viability of the truce.