India, April 17 -- Russia has refuted allegations by Ukraine that a Russian Armed Force missile struck the warehouse of an Indian pharma firm in Kyiv last week.

In a statement, the Russian embassy in India said Ukrainian air defence missiles likely fell on Kusum Healthcare's warehouse, setting it on fire.

"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," the embassy statement said.

The Embassy assured that during the Special Military Operation, the Russian Armed Forces have never targeted civilia...