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The rocket attacks that hit the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, on Friday morning, also damaged the building where the embassy of North Macedonia is located.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of this country announced that the diplomatic personnel present at the embassy were not injured. In its response, the ministry strongly condemned the rocket attacks carried out by the Russian military.
"Competent services have carried out the initial control of the damages in the country and are already working on their repair", the ministry announced on Friday.
According to reports, it is learned that a building near the Macedonian embassy, used by the military security services of Ukraine, was targeted.
Meanwhile, local authorities in Ukraine announce that at least two people have lost their lives and several others have been injured during the intense wave of Russian bombing that hit Kiev and the southern region of Kherson.
Sirens were sounded across Ukraine to warn of airstrikes for several hours.
According to the head of Kiev's military administration, Serhiy Popko, Russia fired eight missiles – including Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and Iskander/KN-23 ballistic missiles – at Kiev alone.
Friday's bombings in Ukraine followed a statement by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who on Thursday proposed "a 21st century arms duel" between the United States and Russia to demonstrate the power of Russia's new hypersonic ballistic missile. called Oreshnik, which he said could not be destroyed by Western air defenses.
Western officials deny these claims.
The war in Ukraine started on February 24, 2022.
Russian President Vladimir Putin calls the war a "special military operation" to demilitarize Ukraine.
The West has responded to Russia, hitting the economy of this country with harsh sanctions.
As a result of the war, thousands of people have died and millions more have been displaced from their homes. / REL
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