Russian missile assault damages 6 overseas embassies in Kyiv, Overseas Ministry says

A Russian missile assault on Kyiv broken a lot of overseas embassies on Dec. 20, Overseas Ministry spokesman Heorhii Tykhyi mentioned at a briefing.

The embassies of Albania, Argentina, Palestine, North Macedonia, Portugal, and Montenegro are situated in a constructing closely broken by the Russian strike.

Russia launched a sequence of missile assaults in opposition to Kyiv earlier within the morning, killing one individual, injuring 12, and inflicting injury throughout town, native authorities reported.

The capital was attacked with 5 ballistic missiles of the Iskander-M or the North Korean KN-23 mannequin, all of which had been shot down, the Air Power claimed.

"Home windows, doorways, and the ceiling have been broken within the premises (of embassies). That is a completely barbaric assault by Russia on diplomatic establishments," Tykhyi mentioned.

No casualties amongst diplomatic workers had been reported.

The blast wave additionally broken the Czech Heart in Ukraine's capital, in accordance with the Czech Overseas Ministry.

"Nobody was inside, however civilians had been close by. As soon as Ukraine wins, the Kremlin pays for all misplaced lives and injury," the Czech Overseas Ministry mentioned.

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