The Russian embassy in Damascus was shelled twice on Wednesday afternoon, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. The shelling happened at 10:00 and 10:19 GMT, according to the statement. One shell hit an inner yard of the embassy complex, without exploding, TASS reports. Another shell landed near the diplomatic mission, and de-mining specialists have been working to defuse it. The ministry described the attack as a provocation aimed at derailing peace settlement in Syria.RT news