During massive rocket attacks on Ukraine on October 10, Russia also targeted the objects of diplomatic institutions of foreign states in Kyiv. At least two buildings of foreign missions were damaged by shelling by the occupier.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry confirmed that one of the missiles damaged the visa section of the German Embassy in Ukraine, which is located in one of the office centers in Kyiv. Another Russian missile damaged the building where the staff of the EU Advisory Mission works.
Russia attacked foreign diplomatic institutions
Official Kyiv stressed that in As a result of the Russian missile attack, “material damage was inflicted on foreign diplomatic institutions, the life and health of foreign diplomats and employees were endangered.”
Russia has crossed a new red line in its criminal acts. Attacks on foreign diplomatic missions are a war crime, a flagrant violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, according to which the premises of diplomatic missions are inviolable, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko said in a comment.
In response to the terrorist attacks, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry calls on the world community to condemn the Russian missile attack and increase sanctions pressure against the Kremlin. In addition, Kyiv is asking to immediately provide Ukraine with modern air defense and missile defense systems.
“For its part, the Ukrainian side is ready to provide the relevant diplomatic missions with the necessary assistance to restore damaged infrastructure, as well as to investigate another Russian war crimes,” – Nikolenko summed up.
Occupiers shelled the center of Kyiv: what is known
The Russian military in the morning of October 10 dealt a powerful blow to the center of Kyiv. Shevchenkovsky and Solomensky districts of the capital were under fire from infidels.
The invaders got into Shevchenko Park and a playground. Also, the enemy tried to destroy the glass bridge near the arch of Friendship of Peoples. Due to the shelling of Kyiv, Shevchenko University and the business center were damaged.
Russia launched 23 missiles in the Kyiv region on October 10. Fortunately, most of the missiles were shot down by our air defense forces. As a result of shelling in Kyiv, 7 dead and 49 wounded are known.
