Missile Fragment Damages Polish Embassy Building in Kyiv During Russian Attack

A missile fragment damaged the consular section of Poland’s embassy in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, during a major Russian air attack on Sunday.

Russia launched a 12-hour-long attack on Kyiv overnight, launching hundreds of drones and missiles.

Polish Foreign Ministry spokesman Paweł Wroński confirmed the building had been hit and stressed that no one had been injured.

“A fragment of the missile damaged the roof, the same one that was renovated after the previous such attack. The losses are minor, but their assessment is still ongoing,” he told the Polish Press Agency.

“No one was hurt. The embassy’s operations were not interrupted,” he said.

Earlier Wroński said the building appeared to have been hit by a “small-caliber projectile” or part of one. The object crashed through the roof and landed in the building’s kitchen, he added.

The consular section of the Polish embassy is located in a separate facility about half a kilometer away from the from main embassy building.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that Russia launched nearly 500 attack drones at the country over a 12-hour-long attack. At least four people, including a 12-year-old girl, were killed, while at least 40 people were injured across the country.