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Attack on Indian Exporters is Attack on Countrys Pride: Kusum Pharma
- •Kusum Healthcare condemned a Russian drone strike on its Sumy manufacturing facility in Ukraine, which resulted in one employee's death and multiple injuries.
- •The company stated that the attack damaged its economic interests and described it as an assault on the pride of Indian exporters.
- •Total damages from current and previous attacks are projected to exceed 50 million US dollars, though a thorough investigation is pending.
- •Kusum has initiated contingency planning by leveraging its three manufacturing facilities in India located in Bhiwadi and Indore to support medicine supplies.
- •The company has urged the Government of India to raise the issue through diplomatic channels at the highest levels.
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The October 4 Russian drone strike badly damaged Kusum Healthcare's pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Sumy, resulting in the death of one employee and injuries to several others. Kusum projected that total current damages could breach the $50 million mark.
Kusum has initiated contingency planning through its manufacturing facilities located in Bhiwadi, Rajasthan, and Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The company stated that its Indian units are prepared to support medicine supplies to Ukraine, provided there are no artificial regulatory barriers imposed by Ukrainian authorities.
The recent strike marks the second major incident affecting Kusum's operations in Ukraine, following a previous Russian drone attack on April 14, 2025, which destroyed a company warehouse and caused losses exceeding UAH 1 billion.
