“It is obvious that such a blatant and unacceptable action was the result of whipping up Russophobic hysteria in Ukraine, inciting hatred and enmity towards the Russian Federation,” the department stressed.
Earlier, the Foreign Ministry reported that a "terrorist act" was committed in Lviv on December 24 at 02:30 local time.
According to the Russian ministry, an unknown person threw a Molotov cocktail at the entrance to the building, which immediately caught fire.
None of the employees of the diplomatic mission was injured.
The Russian Foreign Ministry protested to the Ukrainian side in connection with the attack on the consulate in Lviv.
Moscow also sent a note to the regional office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and an appeal addressed to the head of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Lvov.