Russian forces strike BadM pharmaceutical warehouse in Odesa, fourth pharma hit in September
Russian forces struck the warehouse of pharmaceutical distributor BadM in the Khadzhibey district of Odesa overnight on 14 September, causing significant damage and a fire. No casualties were reported. The attack is the fourth Russian strike on a Ukrainian pharmaceutical warehouse since the start of September, following hits on Biokon, Teva Ukraine, and Universal Logistic, and has prompted warnings of reduced medicine stocks.
Key points
- Russian forces struck the BadM pharmaceutical warehouse in Odesa's Khadzhibey district overnight on 14 September.
- The premises suffered significant damage and a fire, which State Emergency Service rescuers were working to extinguish; preliminary information indicated no casualties.
- BadM is one of the largest medicine distributors in Ukraine, controlled by Dnipro-based businessmen Oleksandr Dytyatkovsky and Oleksandr Sukhodolsky, with 2025 revenue of 72.2 billion UAH.
- The attack is the fourth Russian strike on a Ukrainian pharmaceutical warehouse since the start of September.
- Earlier September strikes damaged the 45,000-square-meter Biokon logistics complex in Kyiv Oblast (with estimated damages in the billions of hryvnias) and hit Teva Ukraine and Universal Logistic warehouses.
- The Pharmaceutical Professional Association of Ukraine warned of reduced pharmacy stocks and advised people to stock 2–3 months of medications.
- In October of the previous year, a Russian strike on the Optima-Pharm warehouse destroyed 20% of Ukraine's monthly medicine supply.
Why it matters
BadM is one of the largest medicine distributors in Ukraine, so damage to its warehouse directly threatens the country's pharmaceutical supply chain. The strike is the fourth attack on a Ukrainian pharmaceutical warehouse in September alone, following hits on Biokon, Teva Ukraine, and Universal Logistic, indicating a deliberate pattern of targeting pharma logistics. Damages from the Biokon strike alone are estimated in the billions of hryvnias. The Pharmaceutical Professional Association of Ukraine has warned of reduced pharmacy stocks and advised people on regular medication to stock 2–3 months' supply.
What happened
Russian forces struck the warehouse of pharmaceutical distributor BadM in the Khadzhibey district of Odesa on the night of 14 September. The premises suffered significant damage and a fire broke out, which State Emergency Service rescuers were working to extinguish. According to preliminary information, there were no casualties. BadM is one of the largest medicine distributors in Ukraine; it is controlled by Dnipro-based businessmen Oleksandr Dytyatkovsky and Oleksandr Sukhodolsky, and in 2025 its revenue grew 5.7% to 72.2 billion UAH. The attack was the fourth Russian strike on a Ukrainian pharmaceutical warehouse since the start of September. Earlier in the month, on 3 September, Russian forces damaged the 45,000-square-meter Biokon logistics complex in the Boryspil district of Kyiv Oblast, which stored imported medicines from Pfizer, Novartis, Roche, and Teva, as well as humanitarian cargo — damages are estimated in the billions of hryvnias. The Teva Ukraine warehouse in Kyiv Oblast was hit twice on 3 September, and on 12–13 September Russian forces struck the Universal Logistic complex in the Boryspil district, the second-largest pharmaceutical warehouse in Ukraine. The Pharmaceutical Professional Association of Ukraine warned of reduced medicine stocks at pharmacy warehouses and advised people on regular medications to stock up for 2–3 months. The overnight strikes on Odesa Oblast also hit residential buildings, logistics facilities, and port and transport infrastructure; Odesa Oblast Military Administration head Oleh Kiper reported damage to roofs, facades, glazing of private houses, dozens of garages, and cars.
Background
In October of the previous year, a Russian strike on the Optima-Pharm warehouse — one of the two largest medicine distributors in Ukraine — destroyed 20% of Ukraine's monthly medicine supply. On 3 September of this year, Russian forces damaged the 45,000-square-meter Biokon logistics complex in the Boryspil district of Kyiv Oblast, which stored imported medicines from Pfizer, Novartis, Roche, and Teva, as well as humanitarian cargo; the damage is estimated in the billions of hryvnias. On the same day, the Teva Ukraine warehouse in Kyiv Oblast was hit twice. On 12–13 September, Russian forces struck the Universal Logistic complex in the Boryspil district, described as the second-largest pharmaceutical warehouse in Ukraine. The repeated strikes have led the Pharmaceutical Professional Association of Ukraine to warn of reduced pharmacy stocks.