Portugal has strongly condemned a Russian strike on Kyiv which damaged a building that housed its embassy and the offices of several other countries.
Russia's military has launched another wave of missile and drone strikes on Ukraine, including one which damaged a building housing diplomatic offices of multiple countries.It came as Ukrainian forces retreated from two towns in the country's eastern Donetsk region, in a further sign Russia's military advance is continuing.
In the absence of the Russian ambassador in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, the charge d'affaires of the Russian Federation has been summoned to be presented with a formal protest, the Portuguese government said. It said Russia launched 65 drones overnight, 40 of which were downed by defences and another 20 which failed to reach their targets.
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