Ukraine calls for condemnation of Russia's attack on the Islamic Cultural Center in Kyiv

As a result of the Russian missile strike on Kyiv, the building of the Islamic Cultural Center of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Crimea was damaged. As the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Andriy Sybiga emphasized, "this once again proves that Moscow is waging a criminal war against the foundations of humanity."

"We call on all Muslim countries, international governmental and non-governmental organizations, as well as Muslim communities around the world to speak out, respond and condemn this attack," he wrote on his X-account.

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