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Slovakia says it has summoned Russian ambassador over Kyiv strike

From Ukrainska Pravda · () Ukrainian

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  • Slovakia condemned a Russian drone strike on a Security Service of Ukraine building in Kyiv near the Slovak embassy’s consular section.
  • Foreign Minister Juraj Blanár said the consular section was operating on a limited basis for security reasons and had no one inside.
  • Blanár instructed officials to summon Russia’s ambassador and called on both sides to avoid further escalation.

Slovakia has condemned a Russian drone strike on a Security Service of Ukraine building in Kyiv, saying the site stood near the consular section of the Slovak embassy.

We strongly condemn today's Russian attack involving a jet-powered drone on the building of the Security Service of Ukraine, which is located near the consular section of the Slovak embassy in Kyiv.

· Juraj BlanárThe Slovak foreign minister condemned the strike on the Ukrainian security service building near the embassy.

Foreign Minister Juraj Blanár said the consular section was operating on a limited basis for security reasons and that no one was inside when the strike occurred. He instructed officials to summon the Russian ambassador to Slovakia.

“We strongly condemn today's Russian attack involving a jet-powered drone on the building of the Security Service of Ukraine, which is located near the consular section of the Slovak embassy in Kyiv,” Blanár said. “We call on Russia to refrain from actions that could endanger the lives and safety of innocent civilians.”

We call on Russia to refrain from actions that could endanger the lives and safety of innocent civilians.

· Juraj BlanárBlanár urged Russia to avoid actions that could threaten civilians.

He also called on both sides to avoid further escalation, saying actions that increase tensions do not contribute to a peaceful resolution of the conflict.

We also call on both sides to avoid further escalation that increases tensions and does not contribute to a peaceful resolution of the conflict.

· Juraj BlanárBlanár called for restraint by both parties.

The strike on Sept. 4 hit the office of Oleksandr Poklad, the acting head of Ukraine’s Security Service, in the agency’s Kyiv building. The general was not in his office at the time, according to the report.

I have instructed that the Russian ambassador to Slovakia be summoned.

· Juraj BlanárBlanár announced the diplomatic response to the strike.
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Originally published by Ukrainska Pravda in Ukrainian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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