Azerbaijan has summoned Russia’s ambassador in Baku after an Iskander missile from overnight strikes on Kyiv landed inside the Azerbaijani Embassy compound, causing significant structural damage but no casualties.
Mikhail Yevdokimov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Azerbaijan, was urgently summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During the meeting, officials conveyed a strong protest and handed over a diplomatic note regarding the missile strike that hit the Azerbaijani Embassy grounds in Kyiv around 01:00 a.m.
According to the Ministry, the impact of the Iskander type missile led to the complete destruction of part of the perimeter wall and caused serious structural damage to the administrative building, consular facilities, service vehicles and other areas of the diplomatic compound. It was noted with relief that the attack did not result in any casualties.
The Ministry underlined that this was not the first time Azerbaijani diplomatic sites in Ukraine had been affected by Russian airstrikes. Officials referred to the 10 March 2022 strike on the Honorary Consulate in Kharkiv, which severely damaged the building and destroyed a service vehicle.
The statement also highlighted that on 2 January 2024 a Kinzhal missile strike created a crater roughly 3 metres wide only 35 steps from the Embassy’s administrative building, with an unexploded ordnance later discovered at a depth of 8 metres.
The MFA further recalled incidents on 28 August 2025, when another airstrike near the Embassy caused serious damage to the administrative building, consular section and Ambassador’s residence. Additionally, on 8 and 18 August 2025 drone attacks targeted a SOCAR oil depot in the Odessa region, injuring staff and damaging infrastructure.
Azerbaijan stressed that the repeated nature of these incidents raises questions about the possibility of deliberate targeting. Officials reminded Moscow that all relevant information had been previously conveyed through formal diplomatic notes and that the coordinates of Azerbaijani diplomatic sites in Ukraine were submitted to Russia in April 2022, when assurances were given that the Ministry of Defence of Russia would take them into account.
The Ministry stated that attacks on Azerbaijani diplomatic missions are unacceptable and called on Russia to conduct a full investigation and present a detailed explanation regarding the latest strike.
Tensions between Washington and Tehran have found a new focal point regarding border control, as the Iranian government confirmed on Sunday that a fre...
Azerbaijan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov held both a tête-à-tête and an extended-format meeting with Seyed Abbas Araghchi, the Fore...
Tens of millions of people in urgent need of help won't be getting much assistance next year. That's according to the United Nations which launched a ...
Emergency crews were deployed to the northeastern Ukrainian city of Okhtyrka on Monday morning after a residential high-rise was devastated by a Russi...
Nigerian authorities says they've rescued a 100 children after gunmen abducted 303 pupils and 12 teachers from a Catholic school in Papiri on 21 Novem...
Azerbaijan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov held both a tête-à-tête and an extended-format meeting with Seyed Abbas Araghchi, the Foreign Minister of Iran, in Baku on Monday (8 December).
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi left Tehran for Baku on Sunday (7 December) evening to hold talks with Azerbaijan’s President and Foreign Minister.
At the Doha Forum, Assistant of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Hikmat Hajiyev and Secretary of the Armenian Security Council Armen Grigoryan discussed the peace process between the two countries.
Azerbaijan is taking an active role at the 23rd Doha Forum, represented by Hikmat Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
A coup attempt by a “small group of soldiers” has been foiled in Benin after hours of gunfire struck parts of the economic capital Cotonou, officials said on Sunday.
A delayed local vote in the rural Honduran town of San Antonio de Flores has become a pivotal moment in the country’s tightest presidential contest, with both campaigns watching its results as counting stretches into a second week.
FIFA releases the 2026 World Cup schedule with match dates, venues, and key fixtures. See when host nations USA, Mexico, and Canada play and get an overview of group stage and knockout rounds.
Lava fountains shot from Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano from dawn to dusk on Saturday, with new footage showing intensifying activity at the north vent.
McLaren’s Lando Norris became Formula One world champion for the first time in Abu Dhabi, edging Max Verstappen to the title by just two points after a tense season finale.
Azerbaijan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov held both a tête-à-tête and an extended-format meeting with Seyed Abbas Araghchi, the Foreign Minister of Iran, in Baku on Monday (8 December).
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi left Tehran for Baku on Sunday (7 December) evening to hold talks with Azerbaijan’s President and Foreign Minister.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is in Türkiye on Monday (8 December) for an official visit. The trip, at the invitation of the Turkish president, will see Orban attend the seventh meeting of the Türkiye-Hungary High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that he will meet U.S. President Donald Trump later this month, saying a second phase of the U.S. president's Gaza plan was close.
At the Doha Forum, Assistant of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Hikmat Hajiyev and Secretary of the Armenian Security Council Armen Grigoryan discussed the peace process between the two countries.
You can download the AnewZ application from Play Store and the App Store.
What is your opinion on this topic?
Leave the first comment