The Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday delivered a protest note to the temporary chargé d’affaires of Russia in connection with the massive strikes by Russian troops against Ukraine.
According to Ukrinform, LRT reports this.
The note emphasizes that the main aim of the attacks is to kill civilians and to destroy civilian infrastructure in order to intimidate the Ukrainian population.
The main goal of these attacks is to kill civilians and to destroy civilian infrastructure in order to intimidate Ukrainian society
– Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania
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The document also highlights the destroyed residential areas from last week, including Kyiv and Kryvyi Rih, after Russian missile and drone attacks. It also notes that millions of Ukrainians suffer from darkness and cold due to the aggressor’s actions.
The note also mentions damage inflicted by Russia to the Embassy of Qatar in Ukraine.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russia’s strikes against civilians, residential neighborhoods, and civilian infrastructure constitute a grave violation of international humanitarian law and are considered war crimes.
Lithuania calls on Russia to immediately stop its aggression against Ukraine, withdraw its occupying forces from all internationally recognized territory of Ukraine, and compensate all damages caused to Ukraine as a result of Russian aggression
– Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania
Last year Lithuania handed Russia a note 27 times in connection with war crimes in Ukraine.
As reported, around 23:50 on January 8 during the air-raid alert in Lviv, explosions were heard. The city mayor stated that there was a strike on a critical infrastructure facility. The Ukrainian Air Forces reported: the enemy target was moving at a speed of about 13,000 kilometers per hour. The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that overnight into January 9 a strike was delivered on Ukrainian territory, including by a mid-range ballistic missile “Oreshnik”.