Russian attack on Kyiv destroys pharmaceutical company's warehouse and office worth US$100m

A warehouse complex and office of Optima-Pharm, Ukraine's second largest pharmaceutical distributor, were destroyed in a Russian attack on Kyiv on the night of 24-25 October.
Source: Ukrainian news portal Liga.net, citing a market analyst and a company employee
Details: Early estimates indicate that the company's losses exceed US$100 million.
The Optima-Pharm warehouse has an area of 29,000 sq m.
This was the second attack on the company. Russian forces also struck the pharmaceutical warehouse of Optima-Pharm in Kyiv on 28 August.
Optima-Pharm is the second largest pharmaceutical distributor after BaDM. The company has operated on the Ukrainian market for 31 years.
The owner is Andrii Hubskyi who remains out of the public eye.
Forbes Ukraine notes that his business, with a 33% stake and 12 pharmaceutical warehouses totalling 70,000 sq m, remains among the largest in the Ukrainian pharmaceutical market.
Background: Thirty-two people, including seven children, were injured and three killed in the Russian attack on Kyiv on the night of 25-26 October.
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