It is reported that the wall is damaged near the building, as well as power lines and water supply system, but there are no injured employees, according to the official website of the Russian Foreign Ministry. The Russian foreign ministry noted that the mortar shelling of Damascus was conducted from the position of terrorists. One of the shells hit the outer fence, which adjoins the residential complex. In the Department of Information and Press of the Russian Foreign Ministry said that such provocations will not affect the destruction of terrorists in Syria.

It is noted that Russia has repeatedly attracted the attention of the whole world to the Syrian problem.

"We have already noted that as a result of such brazen insolent actions [of mortar shelling] of extremists, civilians - women, children and the elderly - are killed and injured. We also pointed out that the Russian diplomatic mission is purposefully targeted, "the message says..

The Russian Foreign Ministry hopes that the UN Security Council will assess what happened.