On December 20, a Russian strike in Kyiv damaged six embassies located in the same building, including the diplomatic missions of Albania, Argentina, Palestine, North Macedonia, Portugal, and Montenegro. There is no information about the affected diplomats. This was reported by the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Georgiy Tykhyi during a briefing, according to a correspondent of UNN.
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"Today a number of embassies were damaged by shelling. All of them are located in the same building, which suffered a number of damages. These are the embassies of: Albania, Argentina, Palestine, North Macedonia, Portugal and Montenegro," Tychy said.
According to him, windows, doors, and in some places fragments of ceilings were smashed in the embassies.
"This is an absolutely barbaric attack by Russia on diplomatic institutions. This is a crossing of all possible red lines and international rules. By attacking diplomatic missions, Russia once again confirms its status as a barbarian," the Foreign Ministry spokesman emphasized.
Tykhyi noted that the Ukrainian side is already assessing the level of damage and is engaged in the liquidation of the consequences.
"According to our information, no foreign diplomats were injured," he added.
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