Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Monday condemned what he described as “horrific missile attacks on Ukrainian cities” which killed at least 11 people and injured 64.
Russia rained cruise missiles on Ukrainian cities on Monday in what the United States called „horrific strikes”, killing civilians and knocking out power and heat with what appeared to be the most severe air attacks since the start of the war.
The assault comes comes two days after an eruption damaged a crucial bridge to Crimea and dealt a strategic blow to the Kremlin. President Vladimir Putin, who has also seen weeks of Russian losses on the battlefield, had been under pressure to respond with force following the explosion, which he blamed on Kyiv and described as an act of terror.
President Iohannis said he strongly condemned „Russia’s horrific missile attacks on Ukrainian cities and civil infrastructure. Killing innocent people must stop. We will continue to support Ukraine in its fight against Kremlin’s aggression.”
I strongly condemn Russia's horrific missile attacks on Ukrainian cities and civil infrastructure. Killing innocent people must stop. We will continue to support Ukraine 🇺🇦 in its fight against Kremlin's aggression.
— Klaus Iohannis (@KlausIohannis) October 10, 2022
Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu also condemned the strikes “in blatant violation of international humanitarian law, resulting in loss of human lives.”
One missile landed less than a kilometer from the Romanian embassy in Kyiv.
“Glad that the personnel of Romanian Embassy is safe, even if one strike hit only 850m away of its HQ.”
I strongly condemn RU missile strikes against civilian objectives in #Kyiv's centre &other 🇺🇦cities, in blatant violation of int'l humanitarian law, resulting in loss of human lives. Glad that the personnel of RO🇹🇩 Embassy is safe, even if one strike hit only 850m away of its HQ.
— Bogdan Aurescu (@BogdanAurescu) October 10, 2022
A high-rise office building that houses a German consulate in Kyiv was hit during Russian missile strikes on Monday morning, the foreign ministry said.
No officials were present as the consulate has been empty for months since war broke out.
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