Russian missile struck Indian pharma warehouse in Kyiv, claims Ukraine
A Russian missile struck the warehouse of an Indian pharmaceutical firm in Kyiv, the Ukraine Embassy in India alleged on Saturday. It additionally claimed that Moscow “intentionally” targetted Indian companies regardless of having a “particular friendship” with New Delhi.
The warehouse that was targetted within the Russian strike belongs to Kusum, a significant pharmaceutical firm in India.
“Immediately, a Russian missile struck the warehouse of Indian pharmaceutical firm Kusum in Ukraine. Whereas claiming ‘particular friendship’ with India, Moscow intentionally targets Indian companies – destroying medicines meant for youngsters and the aged,” the Ukraine Embassy in India tweeted.
The Indian and Russian governments are but to touch upon the matter.
Martin Harris, the UK’s ambassador to Ukraine, additionally claimed that Russian strikes destroyed a “main pharma’s warehouse in Kyiv”. Nonetheless, his submit didn’t point out whether or not the warehouse belongs to Kusum and in addition mentioned the assault was carried out by Russian drones and never a missile.
“This morning, Russian drones fully destroyed a significant prescribed drugs warehouse in Kyiv, incinerating shares of medicines wanted by the aged and youngsters. Russia’s marketing campaign of terror in opposition to Ukrainian civilians continues,” Harris tweeted.
The envoy posted a photograph displaying smoke emanating from a construction that gave the impression to be a warehouse, and a hearth engine on the spot.
Earlier right this moment, Russia’s defence ministry claimed that Ukraine had carried out 5 assaults on Russian power infrastructure over the previous day, a violation of a US-brokered moratorium on such strikes.
Final month, Ukraine and Russia, combating one another since Moscow invaded the neighbouring nation in February 2022, agreed to pause strikes on one another’s power amenities. Nonetheless, either side have repeatedly accused one another of breaking the moratorium.
India has burdened that dialogue between Russia and Ukraine was the one method to set up peace within the area and has not taken both of their sides, regardless of New Delhi sustaining cordial ties with each Moscow and Kyiv.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his podcast interview with Lex Fridman final month, mentioned he would inform the presidents of Ukraine and Russia that it was not the time for warfare and no decision would come on the battlefield.
Stressing that he had a “shut relationship” with Russia and Ukraine, he mentioned, “I can sit with (Russian) President (Vladimir) Putin and say it is not the time for warfare. I can inform (Ukraine) President (Volodymyr) Zelenskyy in a pleasant means that brother, no matter how many individuals stand with you on the earth, there’ll by no means be a decision on the battlefield.”
(with inputs from Reuters)
