Eighteen people, including four children, have died and fifty have been injured in the latest missile attacks launched by Russia.

Only five European countries guarantee the deployment of troops to Ukraine

Russia attacked the European Union delegation building in kyiv tonight, causing significant damage, according to official sources. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha reported that the EU mission building in Kiev was damaged as a result of the missile attack launched by Russia on the night of August 28. Eighteen people, including four children, were killed and fifty were injured in the wave of drones and missiles. All European officials are safe, according to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Overnight, the Russian Armed Forces launched a group attack... against military-industrial complex enterprises and military airbases in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said on social media, stating that the latest attacks hit military targets. The Kremlin, for its part, responded to criticism of the latest attacks by asserting that it did not agree to an air truce.

Sybiha has written on social media that the EU mission in Ukraine was damaged. This requires condemnation not only from the EU, but also from the entire world. We express our solidarity with our EU colleagues and stand ready to provide assistance.

EU ambassador to Ukraine Katarina Mathernova said the building was severely damaged by Russia's massive bombardment of Ukraine overnight.

European Council President Antonio Costa said he was horrified by what he called another night of deadly Russian missile attacks against Ukraine. He wrote on social media that his condolences were with the Ukrainian victims and also with the staff of the EU Delegation to Ukraine, whose building was damaged in this deliberate Russian attack. He concluded by saying that the EU will not be intimidated. Russian aggression only strengthens our resolve to stand with Ukraine and its people.

Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, also published a message dedicated to the European officials stationed in Ukraine, who are the EU's voice on Ukraine and whose offices became the target of yet another indiscriminate Russian attack during this senseless aggression. My thoughts are with our entire team in Kyiv and with the brave people of Ukraine who deserve to live in peace.

For European High Representative Kaja Kallas, while the world searches for a path to peace, Russia responds with missiles. The night attack on kyiv shows a deliberate decision to escalate tensions and mock peace efforts. Russia must stop the killings and negotiate.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has also denounced the damage to the British Council building, posting: My thoughts are with everyone affected by the 'senseless' Russian attacks.

For his part, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted on his social media account X that: Right now in Kyiv, emergency services are clearing rubble from a residential building after a Russian attack. Another massive attack on our cities and communities. Murders again.

He also stated that there could still be people in the rubble and that there are dozens of injured, so it is not ruled out that the death toll could rise in the coming hours due to the Russian attack, which he described as a clear response (from Moscow) to all those in the world who, for weeks and months, have called for a ceasefire and true diplomacy.

Russia is choosing ballistic missiles over the negotiating table. It is choosing to continue killing rather than end the war. This means that Russia is not yet afraid of the consequences. Russia continues to take advantage of the fact that at least part of the world turns a blind eye to murdered children and is looking for excuses for Putin, Zelenskyy denounced.

In this regard, he stressed that Ukraine expects a reaction from China to what is happening. China has repeatedly called for a ceasefire and a halt to the war, something that is not happening because of Russia, Zelensky said, adding that he also expects a reaction from the Hungarian government.

The death of children should certainly provoke more emotion than anything else. We are waiting for the reaction of all those around the world who called for peace, but now tend to remain silent instead of taking principled positions, the Ukrainian president stressed, calling for tough new sanctions against Russia for everything it is doing.

All deadlines have already been missed, dozens of diplomatic opportunities have been ruined. Russia must feel responsible for every attack, for every day of this war, he added, without any comment from the Russian authorities on this new attack against kyiv, as part of the invasion unleashed in February 2022.

European foreign and defense ministers are traveling to Copenhagen today for two days of meetings focused specifically on the war in Ukraine and the consequences of the attempted peace process led by U.S. President Donald Trump.