Overview
- Several Molotov cocktails struck the Russian House in Prague on Thursday night, with the director reporting six were thrown and three failed to ignite.
- Czech police said the attacker fled and they are investigating suspected criminal damage to property, with no arrests announced.
- Firefighters and police arrived within minutes, and the director said bottles aimed at the library windows did not light after landing inside.
- The center’s head said the timing looked intentional because a closing event for the Days of Russian Culture was set for Friday.
- Reactions diverged as Russian officials called the assault barbaric or terrorism, while Czech authorities have argued the center spreads state propaganda rather than holding diplomatic status.