Starmer protests after Russia bombards Kyiv

THE Foreign Office yesterday summoned the Russian ambassador to the UK over strikes on Kyiv that Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer condemned as “senseless”.

- HELEN CORBETT Press Association

Russian strikes on Ukraine overnight on Wednesday killed at least 18 people and caused damage to a British Council building in Kyiv, Ukraine's capital city.

Sir Keir said Russia's President Vladimir Putin is “sabotaging” hopes of peace, as United States-led efforts to negotiate an end to the conflict struggle to gain traction.

Foreign Secretary David Lammy said: “Putin’s strikes last night killed civilians, destroyed homes and damaged buildings, including the British Council and EU Delegation in Kyiv.

“We have summoned the Russian Ambassador. ‘The killing and destruction must stop”

Russia launched a mass drone and missile attack on Kyiv, including a strike on the centre of the city, marking its first combined attacked on the Ukrainian capital in weeks.