Rocket attacks that struck Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, on Friday morning also caused damage to the building housing the Embassy of North Macedonia.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of North Macedonia announced that no diplomatic staff present at the embassy was injured. In its statement, the ministry strongly condemned the rocket attacks carried out by the Russian military.
“The competent services have conducted an initial assessment of the damage on-site, and repairs are already underway,” the ministry stated on Friday.
According to reports, it is believed that the target was a building near the Macedonian embassy, used by Ukraine’s military security services.
Meanwhile, local authorities in Ukraine reported that at least two people were killed and several others injured during the wave of intense Russian bombings that hit Kyiv and the southern region of Kherson.
Air raid sirens were activated across Ukraine for several hours as a warning for airstrikes.
According to the head of Kyiv’s military administration, Serhiy Popko, Russia launched eight rockets — including hypersonic Kinzhal missiles and ballistic Iskander/KN-23 missiles — specifically targeting Kyiv.
The Friday bombings in Ukraine followed a statement from Russian President Vladimir Putin, who on Thursday proposed a “duel of 21st-century weapons” between the United States and Russia to demonstrate the power of Russia’s new hypersonic ballistic missile, Oreshnik, which he claimed could not be destroyed by Western air defense systems.
Western officials have dismissed these claims.
The war in Ukraine began on February 24, 2022.
Russian President Vladimir Putin refers to the war as a “special military operation” to demilitarize Ukraine.
In response, the West has imposed harsh sanctions on Russia, targeting its economy.
As a result of the conflict, thousands of people have died, and millions have been displaced from their homes.
