Russian missile strike hits German consulate in Kyiv

The office was struck as Russia fired several missiles on the Ukrainian capital

The building that houses a German consulate in Kyiv was hit during Russian missile strikes, Berlin’s foreign ministry said on Monday.

A ministry spokesman added that the building has not been in use since war broke out.

“No work has gone on in the building for months,” a foreign ministry spokesperson told a briefing, adding that the German government was in contact with officials in Kyiv to assess the extent of the damage to the site.