An unknown person approached the fence of the Russian Consulate General in Sydney at about 11:00 local time and threw a sports bag over it into the territory of the diplomatic mission. It is noted that consulate general employees immediately called the police and stopped receiving citizens.

Earlier, an SUV crashed into a security post at the Russian Embassy in Seoul. Also in October, an unknown person drove a car into the Chinese Consulates General in the United States. The incident was reported by TASS, a Russian news agency.