He claimed that some veterans of elite Russian military units and foreign actors could have been involved in it.
Mr Lavrov had caused outrage with remarks about Mr Hitler in May 2022 when he said the Nazi leader had “Jewish blood.”
The U.S. is using Ukraine as a “battering ram’’ against Russia and other post-Soviet countries, Mr Putin said on Wednesday.
Ravil Maganov, chairman of the board of Russia’s largest private oil company, Lukoil, has died after falling from a Moscow hospital window.
Since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24, there have been 13,560 civilian casualties, with 5,614 deaths, including 362 children and 7,946 people injured.
“The people of Ukraine and beyond need peace, and they need peace now. Peace in line with the UN Charter. Peace in line with international law,” said Mr Guterres.
On Thursday, Energoatom said the troops were heading toward Ukraine’s border with Belarus.
Many Russian troops claimed that they believed they were conducting training exercises in the border regions and did not know they were being sent to invade Ukraine.
“Because Nazism is born in silence. Scream about murdering of civilians, scream about murdering of Ukrainians.’’
While no casualties were initially reported, the attack is said to be causing disruptions to TV and radio broadcasts.
