New Delhi: A pharma plant located in Ukraine came under Russian drone attack on Sunday. The pharma store is owned by the Indian Kusum group. The attack left
at least 1 person dead and several others injured, reported NDTV.
Officials said that the main structure of the Pharma plant, located in Sumy, had been completely destroyed. They also warned that the number of deaths and also those injured may rise, as more data regarding the attack and its after-effects trickles in.
Visuals from the area showed a huge plume of smoke rising from the area, where the drone struck. It is estimated that the Kusum group made losses worth Rs 400 crore following the strike on its plant.
All about Kusum Group
The Kusum Group started in 1994. They were distributors and exported Indian medicines to Ukraine. It is headed by Rajeev Gupta, who is an Indian national.
In 2002, the group stopped its distribution business and started manufacturing medicines under its own brand name. In 2007 they opened plants in India and then in 2009 they opened the Sumy facility in Ukraine. Later they also opened 2 more plants in India.
The group makes almost 50 products, most of which are generic medicines. These are sold mainly in the markets of Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and the Philippines.
During the long years of the Russia-Ukraine war, the Sumy plant remained operational. But now, it has been hit and badly damaged too. It remains to be seen what the company does to recover losses and if they plan to restart production at the facility or not.
