A series of powerful explosions rocked Kyiv on Friday morning, striking the city's embassy row and causing widespread damage across multiple districts in Ukraine's capital, as air defences intercepted the incoming missiles,
Euronews reports.
Portugal's foreign ministry confirmed that its embassy in Kyiv was damaged alongside "several diplomatic missions".
"It is absolutely unacceptable that any attack should target or have an impact on diplomatic premises," Lisbon said in a written statement.
"The chargé d'affaires of the Russian Embassy (in Portugal) has been summoned to the MFA so that a formal protest can be lodged with the Russian Federation," the statement added.
Portugal's Foreign Minister later clarified that the damage was “relatively minor”: “broken windows, damaged doors”. He also stressed that there are diplomatic representations from several countries in the same building, including Argentina, Albania and Montenegro.
The European Commission president issued a statement on X, calling the Russian attack 'heinous' and confirming that the building hosting the embassy of Portugal and "several other diplomatic services" have been damaged.
"Putin’s disregard for international law reaches new heights," Ursula von der Leyen said.
The statement was echoed by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas, who said, "No diplomatic representation should ever be targeted or even impacted." Kallas also noted that this attack showed "no willingness for peace."
