Media: unknown persons poured paint on the gates of the Russian Embassy in Yerevan

Unknown people poured paint on the gates of the Russian Embassy in Yerevan. About it reports “RIA News”.

According to the officer on duty at the diplomatic mission building, the incident occurred on September 22. He said that a package of paint was thrown at the embassy gate by a group of men, but now “everything has been cleared.” Traces of paint remained at the embassy sign, the agency notes.

TASS with reference to a video distributed on social networks writesthat a law enforcement officer almost immediately intervened in the actions of the attackers, after which they moved away from the embassy. According to RIA Novosti, the situation at the diplomatic mission building is now calm, the consulate is operating as normal.

The Russian Embassy in Armenia has not yet officially commented on the incident.

Protests in Yerevan have been going on since September 19, when Azerbaijan began carrying out “anti-terrorist measures” in Nagorno-Karabakh. On the same day, protesters began protests near the government building and the Russian Embassy. On September 20, agreements were reached on a complete ceasefire and disarmament of troops with the participation of Russian peacekeepers.

On September 22, protesters again took to the center of Yerevan demanding the resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. According to the country’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, in the morning the Yerevan police delivered There were 26 protest participants in the polling stations. TASS writesthat mass arrests continued, the police detained more than 10 more protesters who were walking from Republic Square in order to block the central streets. Interfax assertsthat among them is the son of ex-President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan, Levon Kocharyan.