The Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent Russia a protest note in connection with the escalation of shelling of Ukraine last Saturday. According to Ukrinform, this news is confirmed by Lithuanian radio LRT.
“The Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent Moscow a protest note in connection with the intensification of shelling of Ukraine”
– Lithuanian MFA
Today, a note was handed to a representative of the Russian embassy condemning the Kremlin’s attempts to derail the efforts of the US and Ukraine presidents to end the war, according to the Lithuanian MFA.
“The Republic of Lithuania regards the mass shelling of Ukraine on the eve of the meeting between the US and Ukrainian presidents as clear evidence that the Russian Federation seeks to derail peace talks and continue the war”
– Republic of Lithuania, document
According to the Lithuanian authorities, the Saturday attack caused power outages and heating for about a million residents of Kyiv, and rocket and drone strikes hit more than ten residential buildings, including a building of one government ministry.
The Lithuanian MFA provided explanations about the events in the Kyiv region and in the capital during the night attack and its aftermath.
“Targeted attacks on the energy infrastructure are a direct mass attack on the lives of civilians, equivalent to a war crime”
– Lithuanian MFA
According to Ukrinform, after the massive enemy attack on December 27, Kyiv’s power engineers restored electricity for about 748 thousand households.