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As a result of Russia's massive attack on Kyiv on the night of October 25, the warehouse and office of the pharmaceutical company Optima-Pharm, Ukraine's second-largest pharmaceutical distributor, were destroyed, according to the publication "Ekonomicheskaya Pravda." Journalist Jean Rofe reported this in a report dated October 28, 2025.
According to the publication's source in the pharmaceutical market, the warehouse, which served the central regions of Ukraine, was "destroyed to the ground." The attack affected, among other things, the company's products, equipment, and databases.
Optima-Pharm's statement noted that the volume of products destroyed in the warehouse amounted to approximately 20 percent of the country's monthly drug supply. The economic damage from the attack is estimated at approximately $100 million. According to the publication's sources, the greatest non-material damage was caused by the destruction of databases containing information on supplies, logistics routes, and the needs of pharmacy chains with which Optima-Pharm cooperates.
The destroyed warehouse supplied medications to Kyiv and the Kyiv region. Shipments were temporarily suspended on October 27. Sources at Ekonomichna Pravda believe the destruction of the Kyiv warehouse could lead to a shortage of medications, but sources estimate it will be short-lived. Optima-Pharm CEO Igor Gutsal stated that the company plans to resume drug shipments this week.
Optima-Pharm is the second-largest pharmaceutical distributor after BaDM. Together, they control 85 percent of the Ukrainian pharmaceutical market. Earlier, on the night of August 28, Russian troops shelled an Optima-Pharm warehouse in Kyiv, destroying medications and the warehouse.
