New Delhi:
Russia has refuted allegations by Ukraine {that a} Russian missile struck the warehouse of an Indian pharma agency in Kyiv final week.
The Russian embassy in India in a press release mentioned Ukrainian air defence missiles doubtless fell on Kusum Healthcare’s warehouse, setting it on fireplace.
On April 12, Kyiv alleged a Russian missile struck the Indian agency’s warehouse, and accused Russia of “intentionally” concentrating on Indian companies in Ukraine.
Kusum, owned by Rajiv Gupta, is among the many largest pharma corporations in Ukraine. The corporate’s merchandise are essential throughout Ukraine as they guarantee availability of fundamental medicines, sources advised NDTV. They mentioned a drone, not a missile, made a direct hit on the warehouse.
Within the assertion as we speak, Moscow alleged Ukraine’s air defence belongings in civilian areas are used as “human shields”.
“It also needs to be famous that it has turn out to be customary for the Ukrainian army to deploy air defence techniques, rocket launchers, artillery items and different army gear in city areas utilizing civilians as a human protect,” Russia mentioned.
“In response to the accusations unfold by the Embassy of Ukraine in India the Russian Embassy in New Delhi informs that the Russian Armed Forces didn’t assault or plan to assault on April 12, 2025, Kusum Healthcare’s pharmacy warehouse within the jap a part of Kiev.
“On that day, Russian tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial automobiles and missile forces hit an aviation plant of the Ukrainian army industrial complicated, the infrastructure of a army airfield and armoured automobile restore and UAV meeting workshops at a totally totally different location.
“The almost definitely clarification of the incident is that one in every of Ukrainian air defence missiles fell on Kusum Healthcare’s warehouse, setting it on fireplace. Comparable instances have occurred beforehand whereby Ukrainian air defence interceptors failing to hit their targets fell in city areas resulting from ineptly operated digital warfare techniques,” the Russian embassy in India mentioned.
It mentioned the Russian armed forces have by no means focused civilian amenities throughout particular army operations.