Missile strikes on Kyiv killed at least 17 people and damaged the British Council office in the city. The Foreign Office summoned the Russian ambassador, Andrey Kelin, at 1pm in London in response to severe damage to the building. The incident is the first time British government property has been affected by a Russian attack. Officials reported that though the British Council suffered significant damage, the office was likely hit by shrapnel rather than a direct strike; the EU delegation in the same block was also damaged. The British Council, representing three decades of cultural and educational links, closed the office and said staff are safe and work will continue remotely.
The Foreign Office has summoned the Russian ambassador after missile strikes on Kyiv killed at least 17 people and damaged the city's British Council office. The ambassador, Andrey Kelin, was summoned at 1pm in London, in direct response to the severe damage inflicted on the building, government sources said. The incident marks the first time British government property has been caught up in a Russian attack.
Putin's strikes last night killed civilians, destroyed homes and damaged buildings, including the British Council and EU Delegation in Kyiv, the foreign secretary, David Lammy, posted on X. We have summoned the Russian Ambassador. The killing and destruction must stop. While the British Council's offices suffered significant damage, they are not believed to have been directly hit by Russian strikes, but struck by shrapnel.
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