Italy's foreign minister Luigi Di Maio on Thursday condemned the missile attacks on a residential building in Kiev during a visit the city by UN chief Antonio Guterres and urged an immediate end to Russia's 64-day-old war in Ukraine.
"More Russians bombings in Ukraine today in Kiev during UN secretary-genera Antonio Guterres' visit," Di Maio tweeted.
"A new escalation that is a cause of great concern. This war must be stopped immediately. Full support for Ukraine's people and utmost condemnation of (Russian president Vladimir) Putin's war."
At least five people were injured ad fires were sparked by the bombing of a 25-storey apartment block in Shevchenkivskyi district of the capital at 20.13 local time, Ukrainian officials said.
A total of five missiles were fired on Kiev, acccording to Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky.
