On November 14, Russian missile strikes heavily damaged Azerbaijan’s Embassy in Kyiv, prompting protests from Baku, condemnation from Ukraine, Romania, and France, and renewed calls for investigation and protection of diplomatic missions.

A series of overnight air attacks by Russian forces on Kyiv caused extensive damage to the building of Azerbaijan’s Embassy in Ukraine. One of the missiles landed directly on the embassy grounds, leaving a large crater and destroying parts of the building and surrounding walls. Later that day, Mikhail Yevdokimov, the Russian Ambassador to Baku, was summoned to the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs and handed a protest note. Officials emphasized that "fortunately, no casualties were reported".

The protest note highlighted that on January 2, 2024, a Russian "Kinzhal" missile strike created a crater roughly 3 meters in diameter about 35 steps from the embassy’s administrative building. Azerbaijani officials reminded Moscow that Azerbaijan had submitted the coordinates of all its diplomatic buildings in Ukraine in April 2022, when Russia had assured that these locations would be taken into account by its Ministry of Defense. Baku demanded an investigation and a detailed explanation, underscoring that such attacks on diplomatic missions were unacceptable.

Also on November 14, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the President of Ukraine, phoned Ilham Aliyev. Zelenskyy condemned the renewed missile strike on the Azerbaijani Embassy and expressed deep concern. The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the shelling of the Azerbaijani Embassy, calling it "a gross violation of the Vienna Convention". The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs also issued a statement condemning Russia’s massive strikes, which damaged Azerbaijan’s Embassy and targeted energy infrastructure, residential areas, and a hospital.