► Lisbon condemns Russian strikes
Lisbon condemned “vehemently” the Russian strikes which targeted kyiv on Friday December 20 at dawn, damaging “several diplomatic missions”including that of Portugal but also of Argentina, Albania and Montenegro.
In the absence of the Russian ambassador in Lisbon, “the charge d’affaires of the Russian Federation has already been called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to present a formal protest”said the Portuguese government in a press release.
► Moscow says it attacked kyiv “in response” to a Ukrainian strike
Russian army says it attacked kyiv “in response” to a Ukrainian strike carried out on Wednesday against a Russian factory with Western missiles, a red line for Moscow.
“In response (…), a group strike was carried out this morning with long-range precision weapons against the control center (of the Ukrainian special services) SBU, the Lutch design bureau, based in kyiv, which designs and manufactures Neptune missile systems »indicated the Russian army in a press release, ensuring that “all targets have been hit”.
► Several explosions in kyiv
Loud explosions rang out in kyiv on Friday morning after a series of air alerts to ballistic missiles fired from Russia towards Ukrainian territory.
“Ballistic missile coming from the north! »warned the Ukrainian Air Force in a message on Telegram, almost three years after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a war that has already claimed hundreds of thousands of lives.
Thick smoke rose above the Ukrainian capital, where Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported at least two injuries following the explosions, which came the day after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annual press conference. rejected any truce.
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