在 2016 年 3 月 9 日至 10 日夜间，3 名激进分子向使馆大楼投掷汽油炸弹，试图纵火。数个燃烧瓶落入外交使团领地。3 人均被拘留并带到警察分局。他们在分局受到讯问，随后获释。此后，该事件根据《乌克兰刑法典》第 15 和 194条(试图故意损害财产)以刑事案件立案。
During the night of 9-10 March 2016, three radicals attempted to set fire to the Embassy building by pelting it with petrol bombs. Several burning bottles fell into the territory of the diplomatic mission. All three persons were detained and taken to a police precinct, where they were questioned and then released. A criminal case was subsequently opened concerning the incident under articles 15 and 194 (attempt to inflict deliberate damage to property) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.