New Delhi, Apr 17 (UNI) The Russian Embassy in India today rejected the claims of the Ukrainian embassy that Russian forces had attacked an Indian-owned pharmacy warehouse in Kiev on April 12.

In a statement, the Russian Embassy said 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".

It said that 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.

It said that “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”.

“The Embassy outlines that during the Special Military Operation the Russian Armed Forces have never targeted civilian facilities.”

“It should also be noted that it has become customary for the Ukrainian military to deploy air defence systems, rocket launchers, artillery pieces and other military equipment in urban areas using civilians as a human shield”

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