Russia summoned Czech charge d'affaires over response to Hroza attack

FILE PHOTO: Two women react in front of a pile of rubble that is left of the cafe that hosted the wake and was hit by a Russian missile, following a Russian military strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the village of Hroza, Kharkiv region, Ukraine October 6, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry said on Saturday it had summoned the Czech Republic's temporary charge d'affaires in Russia, protesting against Prague's response to an air strike on Hroza in northeastern Ukraine this month that killed dozens.

The ministry said it had summoned the Czech diplomat on Oct. 17 "in response to the recent demarche by the Czech foreign ministry".