UK and EU summon Russian envoys after Kyiv offices damaged in strikes

Overnight strikes kill 18 and severely damage offices including those housing EU delegation and British Council

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The UK and European Union have summoned their Russian envoys after overnight missile strikes on Kyiv killed at least 18 people and damaged the city’s British Council and EU offices.

Four children are among the 17 reported dead after a residential building was struck in the middle of the night within the eastern Darnytskyi district, according to Ukraine’s interior minister, Ihor Klymenko.