Lithuanian embassy in Kyiv damaged in Russian missile attack
Lithuania said no embassy staff were injured and will summon Russia’s envoy after a strike that damaged the mission and nearby vehicles.
- On Saturday, a Russian missile strike damaged the Lithuanian embassy in Kyiv, leaving a crater just outside the compound; Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys confirmed no staff were injured.
- Russian forces launched 35 missiles and 185 drones in a massive overnight assault, marking the second large-scale attack in two days, Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klychko reported.
- Falling debris ignited fires across seven districts, killing nine people and injuring more than 20, while strikes damaged a central ambulance depot, Ukrainian authorities reported.
- Lithuania will summon Russia's representative in Vilnius in response, with Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha expressing solidarity and condemning the strike as violating international norms.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky stated a deficit of Patriot interceptor missiles encourages Russia to launch such strikes, urging international partners to immediately bolster Ukraine's air defense capabilities.
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