KIEV, June 16 – Ukraine's Interior Ministry has put the Russian Embassy in Kiev under tighter security after an attack on the building on Saturday, the Kiev police authority said on Monday.

"Police and Ukrainian National Guard posts have been put up all along the perimeter of the building," the authority said in a statement. "Moreover, the routes of patrolling vehicles have been brought closer [to the building] and a properly equipped reserve force has been set up for rapid reaction in unforeseen situations."