"One of the rockets fired this morning, landed at our Embassy compound. Fortunately, there were no casualties and all Embassy's staff are in good health," the embassy wrote on Twitter.
The embassy added that rocket shrapnel hit the main building of the embassy, also affecting other objects and equipment on the territory.
Earlier in the day, the 1TVNews broadcaster reported that 14 rockets exploded in different areas of central Kabul leaving eight people killed and 31 others injured. It was reported that alarms had also been heard around the Green Zone area, which hosts dozens of international businesses, and many embassies are located nearby. Daesh* has reportedly taken responsibility for the attack.
*Daesh, also known as ISIS/IS/Islamic State, is a terrorist group banned in Russia and many other countries.
