Embassy of the Russian Federation in Damascus Посольство Российской Федерации в Дамаске سفارة روسيا الاتحادية في دمشق | |
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Location | Damascus |
Address | Omar Ben Al-Khattab Street, Adawi |
Coordinates | 33°31′33″N 36°18′01″E / 33.52583°N 36.30028°E |
Ambassador | Aleksandr Yefimov |
The Embassy of Russia in Damascus ( Arabic: سفارة روسيا الاتحادية في دمشق) is the diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation to the Syrian Arab Republic. The chancery is located in Omar Ben Al-Khattab Street in Adawi, Damascus. [1]
The USSR Embassy in Damascus opened in February 1946. In January 1992, with the fall of the Soviet Union, it became the de facto embassy of the Russian Federation.
On 21 February 2013, the embassy was attacked as part of a bombing campaign in Damascus. On 28 December 2016, a mortar round landed in the Embassy's courtyard but did not explode. [2] [3]
Russia says its embassy in the Syrian capital has been hit by mortar fire. The Foreign Ministry said in a statement Wednesday that a mortar round landed in the embassy courtyard without exploding, and another fell in the vicinity. The ministry says sappers have been called in to remove the device.
The Russian embassy in Syrian capital of Damascus was shelled twice on Wednesday afternoon, Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement, calling it a provocation aimed at derailing peace settlement in the country. It said a shell hit an inner yard of the embassy complex, while another shell landed near the diplomatic mission. De-mining specialists have been working in the hit area.
Embassy of the Russian Federation in Damascus Посольство Российской Федерации в Дамаске سفارة روسيا الاتحادية في دمشق | |
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Location | Damascus |
Address | Omar Ben Al-Khattab Street, Adawi |
Coordinates | 33°31′33″N 36°18′01″E / 33.52583°N 36.30028°E |
Ambassador | Aleksandr Yefimov |
The Embassy of Russia in Damascus ( Arabic: سفارة روسيا الاتحادية في دمشق) is the diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation to the Syrian Arab Republic. The chancery is located in Omar Ben Al-Khattab Street in Adawi, Damascus. [1]
The USSR Embassy in Damascus opened in February 1946. In January 1992, with the fall of the Soviet Union, it became the de facto embassy of the Russian Federation.
On 21 February 2013, the embassy was attacked as part of a bombing campaign in Damascus. On 28 December 2016, a mortar round landed in the Embassy's courtyard but did not explode. [2] [3]
Russia says its embassy in the Syrian capital has been hit by mortar fire. The Foreign Ministry said in a statement Wednesday that a mortar round landed in the embassy courtyard without exploding, and another fell in the vicinity. The ministry says sappers have been called in to remove the device.
The Russian embassy in Syrian capital of Damascus was shelled twice on Wednesday afternoon, Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement, calling it a provocation aimed at derailing peace settlement in the country. It said a shell hit an inner yard of the embassy complex, while another shell landed near the diplomatic mission. De-mining specialists have been working in the hit area.