Kusum Group’s Indian pharmaceutical plant in Ukraine under attack, report says: What to know | Today’s news
A Pharma factory in Ukraine has reportedly been attacked by Russian drones amid conflicts between the two nations. The plant is said to belong to the Indian Kusum group. According to an NDTV report, the incident caused a total loss ₹400 million, leaving one dead and several injured.
Kusum Group pharmaceutical plant attacked in Ukraine: Report
The main structure of the plant in Ukraine’s Sumy was largely destroyed, officials told NDTV. The number of victims and injured may change, as rescue operations are said to be underway.
Several visuals of the attack have now surfaced on X. They showed a large plume of smoke rising from the area of the plant where the drones were said to have struck.
About the Kusum group
Kusum Group, identified as a Ukrainian pharmaceutical company, was established in 1994. It acts as a distributor exporting Indian medicines to Ukraine. In 2002, the company began distributing its own brands. It relocated its production, opening plants in India in 2007, followed by plants in Ukraine in 2009. It also has two other facilities in India.
The group produces more than 50 generic products. All of them are supplied for sale in countries such as Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and the Philippines.
Kusum Group is headed by India’s Rajeev Gupta.
Zelenskyy reacts to the “Russian attack”
In response to the alleged attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared a post on X calling it a “Russian attack”. At the same time, he expressed his condolences to the family and loved ones of the person who died in the incident.
“This morning, the Russians again struck the Pivnichy bridge in Kyiv with a drone. They attacked a common pharmaceutical warehouse in Sumy with drones. One person died tragically. My sincere condolences to the family and loved ones. They hit communication equipment in the Dnieper. Six people were injured as a result of these attacks,” Zelenskyy said.
“Overnight, the Russians launched 135 attack drones against Ukraine, more than 50 of them jet-powered. Kyiv, Dnieper, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Sumy and Zaporizhia Oblasts were attacked. And the main targets of these terrorists, as always, are ordinary residential buildings, critical infrastructure – everything that constitutes power outages in ordinary life. In some places, they work.
“It is important that Ukraine does not stand alone against this terror. This week alone, the Russians used more than 1,900 attack drones, 1,700 aerial bombs and 25 missiles against Ukraine. More than 800 of the drones were powered by a jet engine, and Russia must be held accountable for this escalation.”
Today Friedrich Merz @bundeskanzler – Federal Chancellor of Germany – is visiting Kyiv. The leader of a country that consistently demonstrates leadership skills in protecting the lives of Ukrainians from Russian strikes. We are grateful for all the support and today we are preparing decisions that will give us in Ukraine and across Europe greater capabilities to defend ourselves. Important agreements will be reached between Ukraine and Germany. Russia must be stopped together. Thank you to everyone who helps,” he added.
