Czech Foreign Minister arrives in Kyiv late due to russian shelling

Today, January 9, Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka arrived on his first official visit to Kyiv. His arrival was late

The Ukrzaliznytsia has said this in a statement, the Ukrainian News agency reports.

"The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Petr Macinka arrived in Kyiv on his first official visit. The journey was not easy this time: due to shelling and difficult weather conditions, the train arrived late," the statement said.

Recall that on the night of January 9, russian troops attacked Kyiv using drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles. Damage and destruction were reported in different parts of the city.

As a result of the icing of the contact network, 42 trains are delayed - 18 long-distance and 24 suburban trains.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha met with his Czech counterpart Petr Macinka, after which the countries "turned the page" on the scandal of anti-Ukrainian statements by the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Tomio Okamura.

After that, following the meeting of the Coalition of the Willing in Paris, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said, that Prague will continue to coordinate the initiative to supply ammunition to Ukraine, but will not participate in military missions. The statement was published on the official website of the Czech government.