The building housing the Slovenian Consulate has been severely damaged in a Russian army's attack on Kharkiv, the Slovenian Foreign Minister said on Tuesday.

We have been informed that the Consulate of the Republic of Slovenia in Ukraine was destroyed in one of the military attacks on Kharkiv. We condemn this shocking act by the Russian Federation and the aggression on Ukraine, the ministry said on Twitter, adding that the consulate staff and Honorary Consul Anatoliy Bondarenko were not hurt.

“The Slovenian Consulate in Kharkiv was destroyed as a ‘collateral diplomatic damage’ as well,” EU Ambassador to Ukraine Matti Maasikas tweeted.

Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša said on Twitter the targeting of civilian buildings reminded him of the tactics of the former Yugoslav People's Army 30 years ago on the territory of the former Yugoslavia.

“Well, we experienced the same approach from the Yugoslav communist army 30 years ago. It didn't work, Mr. Putin. Neither will today in Ukraine. You can't defeat a united and brave nation.”

I strongly condemn the continuation of Putin's barbaric aggression on Ukraine! Shocking!, Slovenian MEP Tanja Fajon said on Twitter following the attack on the consulate.

Due to the situation in Kyiv, Slovenia withdrew its embassy personnel in Ukraine. Besides the one in Kharkiv, it has consulates with honorary consults in Zhytomyr and Odessa.