2014 年 3 月 19 日俄罗斯联邦驻哈尔科夫总领事馆收到袭击馆舍并报复领馆人员的威胁。当地执法机构负责人获知这些威胁，但没有作出适当反应。
On 19 March 2014, in Kharkiv, the Consulate General of the Russian Federation received threats of an attack against the building and reprisals against its employees. The heads of the local law enforcement agencies were informed of those threats. They did not react in an appropriate manner.