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On 30 September, a representative of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Lithuania was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and handed notes of protest concerning an act of sabotage carried out by Russia in Estonia and Russia’s continued attacks on Ukrainian civilians and civilian infrastructure.

In solidarity with its strategic partner Estonia, Lithuania strongly condemned the act of sabotage committed in Tallinn on 15 August 2026, when a building belonging to the Estonian defence company Milrem Robotics was deliberately set on fire. According to Estonian authorities, the Russian state was responsible for the attack.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasises that Lithuania, together with its allies, will respond resolutely to attacks or other actions by Russia that violate international law, including diversionary activities, sabotage, cyber-attacks and other forms of hostile action. Such actions against one of the allies must be regarded as a threat to the security of the entire Euro-Atlantic community, and Russia’s attempts to weaken Allied resolve in support of Ukraine are doomed to fail.

A further note of protest was also handed to the representative of the Russian Embassy regarding Russia’s systematic and continued attacks against Ukraine. The note highlights that on 28 September Russian armed forces attacked Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities. In central Kyiv, a strike hit a building of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Two people were killed in the attack, dozens more were injured, and a historic nineteenth-century building was severely damaged. A medical facility, a pharmaceutical company site and petrol stations were also affected. Across the country, at least nine people were killed and more than eighty, including three children, were injured. Russia’s combined attacks continued during the night of 29 September, when civilian administrative buildings, an educational institution and infrastructure facilities were targeted.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stresses that the protection of civilians and civilian objects, including medical, scientific and educational institutions, is one of the fundamental requirements of international humanitarian law, and that those responsible for violating these obligations must be held criminally accountable.

Lithuania demands that Russia immediately cease its aggression against Ukraine and comply with its obligations under international law, including international humanitarian law.