Press release on the mortar attack on the Russian Embassy in Syria

On August 2, the Russian Embassy complex in Damascus came under a mortar attack from the positions of militants from terrorist gangs. Two shells fell on the territory of the Russian diplomatic mission and another two exploded in the direct vicinity of its outside perimeter. By good fortune there were no victims and only minor material damage.

We resolutely denounce terrorist attacks on the Russian diplomatic mission in Damascus. We would like to recall once again that Russia has repeatedly drawn the world’s attention to the barbarous character of shelling which terrorists regularly launch on residential quarters in Damascus and other densely populated Syrian cities. Civilians, including women and children, fall victim to this shelling every day.

We hope that the moral and ethical standards of our Western colleagues in the UN Security Council will allow them to give an appropriate public assessment of this action. For our part, we confirm that Russia will continue its principled and consistent policy of an uncompromising fight against terrorists in Syria.