Man Arrested After Car Crashes Into Russian Consulate in Sydney

A 39-year-old man was arrested and taken to Surry Hills Police Station where he is assisting police with inquiries, according to NSW police.

General view of the Russian consulate building, in Sydney, Australia on Sept. 1, 2025. A man has been arrested after he rammed a car through the gates of the Russian consulate in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi

A man has been arrested after driving his car through the front gate of the Russian consulate in Sydney.

Police were called at about 8 a.m. on Sept. 1 after receiving reports of a suspicious vehicle parked in the driveway of the consulate, which is located at Fullerton Street, Woollahra, a suburb in the affluent eastern suburbs of Sydney.