Russia Hits Kyiv Pharmaceutical Plant Second Time in a Week
Kyiv’s Darnytsia pharmaceutical plant was struck on Saturday morning, the company said, with the latest attack following another one on Wednesday. As Russia escalates attacks on Ukrainian businesses, medical and pharmaceutical facilities – including those operated by the World Health Organization (WHO) – have also come under attack.
On Saturday morning, Russian forces struck the Darnytsia pharmaceutical plant in Kyiv for the second consecutive week, causing damage but no reported casualties. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported a fire near a warehouse in Darnytskyi district without providing further details. The plant issued a Facebook update at 9:16 a.m., confirming the attack and urging locals to maintain silence about the incident.
The plant had previously been hit on Wednesday by Russian forces. Kateryna Zagoriy, a member of the company's Strategic Council and co-founder of the Zagoriy Foundation, confirmed the attack but stated that no one was injured. The Darnytsia pharmaceutical plant joins a growing list of civilian infrastructure targeted by Russian strikes on Kyiv, including a BaDM pharmaceutical warehouse and an Eva retail sorting center in Odesa, as well as an ArcelorMittal steel plant in Kryvyi Rih, which killed at least two people.
On September 3, Russian drones also attacked warehouses operated by Teva, a NASDAQ-listed pharmaceutical firm, and a World Health Organization warehouse in Odesa, marking the fourth WHO warehouse hit in Ukraine in three months.
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