Russia Responds to Shelling of Azerbaijan's Embassy in Ukraine

No one intended to attack Azerbaijan's embassy in Kyiv, and the "Iskander" missile could have fallen on the diplomatic mission's territory due to electronic warfare and air defense systems, if such an incident occurred. This was stated by Alexei Chepan, the first deputy chairman of the International Relations Committee of the State Duma of Russia, as reported by Lenta.ru.

“If this really happened, then, of course, no one intended to fire at the Azerbaijan embassy. We only strike at objects of the military-industrial complex (MIC) and the infrastructures supporting their operations, as well as military facilities. Such occurrences can happen also when electronic warfare and air defense systems are in operation, leading drones and missiles to be diverted. Unfortunately, such things happen,” Chepan noted. “I believe that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should provide some clarification that this was not planned by anyone,” he added.

It is worth recalling that the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, condemned the strikes aimed at the administrative building of Azerbaijan's embassy. This was reported by the press service of the Azerbaijan presidential administration.