No injuries were reported after three Molotov cocktails in plastic bottles were hurled at the perimeter wall of the consulate in Marseille, landing in the garden area with two of them exploding The suspects fled the scene and Moscow said the incident had "all the hallmarks of a terror attack."

An explosion occurred near the Russian consulate in Marseille, France, on February 24, coinciding with the third anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war. Molotov cocktails were reportedly thrown into the consulate,