UNITED NATIONS, January 11. /TASS/. The Czech Republic sought to shirk responsibility for the Ukrainian missile strikes on the borderline Russian city of Belgorod that involved Prague-supplied weapons, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya said.

"The Czech Republic’s behavior is quite remarkable as the country did not dare to show up at a UN Security Council meeting on December 30, seeking to shirk responsibility for its involvement in the terrorist attack on Belgorod stemming from ammunition supplies. It’s not surprising because it’s much more difficult to assume responsibility for civilian deaths before the international community than to hide behind the backs of one’s 'senior NATO colleagues,'" the diplomat pointed out at a UN Security Council meeting.

"International organizations are behaving no better than the 'civilized democracies,' keeping shamefully quiet every time it comes to the need to condemn Kiev’s outrageous crimes. The UN Secretariat failed to show any clear reaction to the terrorist attack on Belgorod, offering only nebulous rote phrases," Russia’s UN envoy added.

Earlier, Russian First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky slammed the Czech Republic for cowardice and blinkered thinking after Prague refused to take part in a UN Security Council meeting convened by Russia over the Ukrainian strikes on Belgorod. Polyansky said earlier that Russia had demanded that the Czech UN envoy participate in the meeting to provide an explanation for Prague’s provision of munitions that are then used to kill civilians.

The city of Belgorod and the Belgorod Region came under Ukrainian fire on December 29-30. One of the strikes, which targeted the city center, involved two rockets armed with cluster munitions and Czech-made multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS). According to the latest data, the attack killed 25 people, including five children, and left over 100 wounded. Additionally, dozens of residential buildings and civilian facilities were damaged.