India, April 16 -- An Indian-owned pharmaceutical firm in Kyiv was deliberately targeted by a Russian drone last week, resulting in losses of almost $25 million, because the company stood by Ukraine by providing vital humanitarian aid, Ukranian ambassador Oleksandr Polishchuk said on Wednesday.

The warehouse of Gladpharm, part of Kusum Group, was destroyed by the drone early on April 12, when the workforce wasn't present. The warehouse contained medical products and newly installed equipment.

"If the drone strike was later in the day, the building would have had more people, and the destruction could have been greater," Polishchuk said. "Russia is launching attacks with Shahed drones at night because they are intercepted in the day, and...