UK summons Russian ambassador after Kyiv hit by missiles, drones overnight


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  • Thursday, 28 Aug 2025

FILE PHOTO: British Foreign Secretary David Lammy looks on as he meets with U.S. Vice President JD Vance (not pictured) at Chevening House in Sevenoaks, Britain, August 8, 2025. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/Pool/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's foreign office plans to summon the Russian ambassador to the UK, Sky News reported on Thursday, following a large-scale Russian attack in Kyiv overnight that damaged the British Council building in the Ukrainian capital.

The foreign office did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment on the report.

(Reporting by Catarina Demony; writing by Muvija M)

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