Irish Embassy staff in Kyiv 'working from home' as tensions escalate following missile strikes

James Cox

Staff at the Irish Embassy in Kyiv are "working from home" as tensions escalate between Ukraine and Russia.

Ukraine has begun firing missiles into Russian territory after a block by US president Joe Biden was lifted earlier this week.

The conflict has been ongoing for over 1,000 days.

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin said the Irish Embassy staff in Kyiv are working from home as a precaution.

"Tensions are escalating. The war continues to escalate in Ukraine, and it is a savage war, where hundreds of thousands of young people and soldiers on both sides have been killed.

"It's incumbent on Russia to end this war, and end it as quicklyt as possible... because the carnage is absolutely unacceptable."