“We condemn today’s heinous attack on a school in the Russian city of Izhevsk,” RIA Novosti quotes a message from the Foreign Ministry on Twitter.

Cyprus conveyed its sincere condolences to the grieving families along with wishes for a speedy recovery to the victims.

Earlier, the head of the Trans-Baikal Territory, Alexander Osipov, instructed to strengthen security measures in schools in the region after the shooting in Izhevsk.