A Russian bombing in kyiv causes damage to the Argentine embassy and other diplomatic headquarters

KIEV.- Six diplomatic missions in kyiv, including that of Argentina, were damaged on Friday in a Russian missile attack against the center of the Ukrainian capital. said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

According to the ministry, it is the representations of Albania, Argentina, North Macedonia, Palestine, Portugal and Montenegro.

The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, reported a “hateful attack.” “Another atrocious attack on kyiv. This time against a building that houses the Portuguese embassy and other diplomatic services,” he said in X.

For your part The Portuguese government “vehemently” condemned the attacks and summoned the Russian chargé d’affaires in Portugal.

Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel told the media that several diplomatic missions are installed “in the same building” hit by the explosion.

The president of Estonia and the new face of European diplomacy, Kaja Kallastrongly condemned the Russian attack. Through his social networks, he stated: “No diplomatic representation should ever be a target or be affected in any way.”

Furthermore, he described the attack as “another barbaric act by Russia against civilian targets” which shows “the total lack of will for peace.” Kallas expressed his solidarity with the diplomatic personnel affected by this attack.

The Russian attack on kyiv that damaged several diplomatic missions occurred in the middle of a day marked by the roar of missiles and explosions in the Ukrainian capital. Anti-aircraft alarms alerted the population early on, according to journalists in the area, in addition to Iskander-M missiles falling from the Russian regions of Voronezh and Bryansk.

According to the Ukrainian Air Force, the missiles were intercepted, but the resulting fragments caused considerable damage, including one dead and at least 12 injuredin addition to impacts on office buildings, hotels and downtown streets.

In addition to kyiv, Russia also Odessa attack using cruise missiles and deploying 65 drones. This Friday, the Kremlin publicly boasted about these bombings.

Your spokesperson, Dmitri Peskovstressed that this It is the Russian response to attacks against military installations on its own territory. “Russia’s position, expressed by the president [Vladímir] Putin in St. Petersburg [en septiembre]it holds up well. Some facilities on Russian territory have been destroyed and the president said that there would always be a response,” Peskov responded in his daily press conference.

According to Moscow, the targets included a Ukrainian intelligence command center and American-made Patriot missile systems. The shock wave destroyed buildings such as the Toronto business center and seriously affected the Holiday Inn hotel, where a guest reported seeing a fireball seconds before an explosion destroyed his room.

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AFP Agency