Samsung building damaged by Russian missile strike in Ukraine

Samsung's building in Kyiv, Ukraine

A building with a heavy Samsung presence in Ukraine was damaged during Russia's retaliatory missile attack on Kyiv, though no casualties were reported.

The company has about a dozen floors in the building for research and development, as well as sales activities. Images on Twitter showed the building surrounded by smoke with plenty of blown-out windows.

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A Samsung official in Seoul told Asia Times that there were no casualties, and that the building wasn't directly hit by the missile. Instead, they believe it struck about 150 meters away.

On Monday, Russia launched a barrage of missiles upon Ukraine, striking its capital city Kyiv and other infrastructure. Officials say this attack is one of the largest since Russia's invasion earlier in 2022.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the strike was in response to the damage to the Kerch Strait Bridge by Ukrainian forces. The bridge links the Crimean Peninsula to Russia.

In addition to the air strikes which took place during the Ukraine rush hour which mostly hit civilian targets, Russia increased security for the bridge and energy infrastructure between Crimea and Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy indirectly acknowledged the attack in a video address.

"Today was a good and mostly sunny day on the territory of our state," he said. "Unfortunately, it was cloudy in Crimea."