India, April 17 -- Russia on Thursday rejected Ukraine's allegations that a Russian drone strike deliberately targeted an Indian-owned pharmaceutical firm in Kyiv and contended the building was hit by a Ukrainian air defence missile.

Ukrainian ambassador Oleksandr Polishchuk told HT on Wednesday that the warehouse of Gladpharm, part of Kusum Group, was destroyed by the Russian drone early on April 12, resulting in losses of almost $25 million, because the company stood by Ukraine by providing vital humanitarian aid to emergency services.

The Russian embassy said in a statement that it was responding to accusations spread by the Ukrainian embassy and clarified that the Russian armed forces "did not attack or plan to attack" the Kusum Gro...