The Russian Embassy in Lebanon has issued a strong condemnation of a military strike that destroyed the House of Russian Culture in the southern city of Nabatieh. In a statement provided to TASS, the embassy characterized the attack as a deliberate act of aggression against a civilian cultural and humanitarian institution.
"On March 8, in the city of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, an Israeli missile strike destroyed a building in which one of the premises was being leased as the House of Russian Culture," the statement noted. The embassy clarified that the center was one of the few private facilities in Lebanon providing additional education and leisure activities while maintaining a close partnership with the Russian House in Beirut, a branch of Rossotrudnichestvo. For a long period, the center had provided language and cultural classes for Lebanese children and was open to anyone interested in Russian heritage.
"We resolutely condemn this attack. There can be no justification for an act of military aggression against an institution operating exclusively in the cultural and humanitarian sphere," the embassy’s commentary stressed. It further noted that the center served as a platform for simple human interaction between the friendly peoples of Russia and Lebanon. This mission has become increasingly difficult to sustain amid current regional instability. Crucially, the embassy confirmed that "most importantly, there were no human casualties."
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Based on materials from TASS