Russian air forces shelled the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Albania on Sunday evening.
“As a result of the air attack by Russian troops on the city of Kharkiv, several shells fell into the building at the address of the street… a fire broke out, the blockage of the building was destroyed”, wrote the Embassy on its Facebook page.
The consul and staff were safely evacuated.
The raid occurred around 23:15 local time. The building was hit by missiles and went up in flames shortly after that.
Footage posted by the Consulate shows the building completely burned down.
Albania’s foreign affairs ministry condemned the attack, emphasizing that those responsible ‘should be held accountable.
#Albania strongly condemns the #Russian aggression which led to the destruction of the Honorary Consulate of 🇦🇱 in #Kharkiv. Perpetrators must be held accountable!#StopRussianAggression #StandWithUkraine️ pic.twitter.com/INiZkznIpO
— Albanian MEFA 🇦🇱 (@AlbanianDiplo) March 7, 2022
