Russia used an Iskander ballistic missile in an attack that damaged a Ukrainian government building in Kyiv at the weekend, an official said Monday.

The head of the Ukrainian presidential administration, Andriy Yermak, said he discussed Sunday's attack -- the first of its kind in the more than three-year war -- with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

"For the first time, the enemy attacked the building of the Ukrainian government -- a strike with an Iskander ballistic missile," Yermak wrote on X.

The powerful Iskander has been widely used by Russia against other targets in Ukraine.

On Sunday, Russia launched its largest wave of drones and missiles on Ukraine since the war began in February 2022.

While visiting the building, the European Union's ambassador to Ukraine, Katarina Matherno

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