{"id":91798,"date":"2025-08-28T14:22:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T14:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=91798"},"modified":"2025-08-28T14:22:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T14:22:53","slug":"european-leaders-outraged-after-russian-strikes-kill-15-and-damage-eus-hq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=91798","title":{"rendered":"European leaders outraged after Russian strikes kill 15 and damage EU\u2019s HQ"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The head of the European Union\u2019s executive Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has spoken of her outrage at Russia\u2019s deadliest onslaught on Kyiv since July \u2013 which also damaged the EU\u2019s delegation in the Ukrainian capital.<\/p>\n

Fifteen people including four children were killed and dozens more wounded in the bombardment, Ukrainian officials said.<\/p>\n

A five-storey residential building was destroyed, and the EU office and nearby British Council were damaged.<\/p>\n

In a strongly worded statement, von der Leyen said that Russian missiles struck in close proximity to the diplomatic mission: \u201cTwo missiles hit in a distance of 50m (165ft) of the delegation within 20 seconds.\u201d<\/p>\n

The overnight attacks followed a US-led diplomatic offensive aimed at bringing an end to the war and infuriated the UK as well as the EU.<\/p>\n

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer accused Russia\u2019s Vladimir Putin of \u201csabotaging hopes of peace\u201d, while EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said they showed \u201ca deliberate choice to escalate and mock peace efforts\u201d.<\/p>\n

Moscow had chosen \u201cballistics instead of the negotiating table\u201d, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who reiterated the need for \u201cnew, tough sanctions\u201d on Russia.<\/p>\n

Although the Kremlin said Russia was \u201cstill interested\u201d in negotiations, von der Leyen said the strikes were \u201canother grim reminder\u201d that Russia would \u201cstop at nothing to terrorise Ukraine\u201d, killing men, women and children and even targeting the EU.<\/p>\n

An EU spokeswoman said no diplomatic mission should ever be targeted and the Russian charge d\u2019affaires in Brussels was being summoned in response to the attack. The UK said\u00a0Russia\u2019s ambassador to London, Andrey Kelin, would be summoned\u00a0to the foreign office.<\/p>\n

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Ukrainian forces said Russia had fired almost 600 drones and more than 30 ballistic and cruise missiles \u2013 the biggest attack on the capital this month.<\/p>\n

Many of those killed in Kyiv were in the five-storey residential building in the south-eastern Darnytskyi district on Kyiv\u2019s left bank.<\/p>\n

The missile that hit at around 03:00 on Thursday went straight through the block of flats, causing it to collapse.<\/p>\n

During the morning diggers removed rubble and rescue workers clambered on top of parts of the building that were still burning looking for survivors.<\/p>\n

Ten people lived in that section of the building alone and authorities said they had not yet been able to reach them.<\/p>\n

Officials said three of the children killed were aged two, 14 and 17.Several other youngsters were wounded.<\/p>\n

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The wave of missiles came after more than 100,000 Ukrainian homes were left without power by Russian drone attacks on energy infrastructure on Wednesday. Another 60,000 consumers were left without power in the central Vinnytsia region in the latest attacks, officials said.<\/p>\n

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Zelensky said the attack on Ukraine\u2019s cities and communities was a clear response from the Kremlin to everyone who had called for weeks and months \u201cfor a ceasefire and for real diplomacy\u201d.<\/p>\n

European Council President Ant\u00f3nio Costa said he was \u201chorrified\u201d by the latest Russian attacks. The British Council, which fosters cultural relations with other countries and is housed in the same block as the EU\u2019s mission, said its office was severely damaged and would be closed to visitors until further notice.<\/p>\n

Ursula von der Leyen said the EU was preparing a 19th package of sanctions on Russia and announced she would visit seven EU member states who shared a border with Russia and its ally Belarus over the next few days.<\/p>\n

The Commission said she would go to Latvia and Finland on Friday before going on to Estonia, Poland, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Romania.<\/p>\n

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BBC correspondent Dmitry Vlasov photographed parts of Kyiv affected by the shellingRescue crews outside an apartment building that was destroyed in the strike<\/p>\n

US President Donald Trump had hoped to organise a summit involving Zelensky and Russia\u2019s Vladimir Putin to bring an end to the war, but those efforts have so far failed.<\/p>\n

He first met Putin\u00a0in Alaska before holding talks with\u00a0Zelensky and European leaders\u00a0in Washington.<\/p>\n

Ukraine\u2019s president has backed the move, but the Kremlin has played down any chance of a Putin-Zelensky summit.<\/p>\n

Despite the latest setback, US officials will hold talks with a Ukrainian delegation in New York on Friday. Zelensky said they would discuss \u201cmilitary, political and economic components of security guarantees\u201d for Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Ukraine is working with its European allies on guarantees aimed at preventing any future Russian attack in the event of a peace deal. Zelensky had talks in Kyiv this week with the head of Britain\u2019s armed forces, Adm Sir Tony Radakin.<\/p>\n

Russia says it will not accept European troops on the ground and says discussing them without Moscow\u2019s involvement is a \u201croad to nowhere\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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