According to Politico, Benjamin Grabinski from Chicago was detained.

A secret service officer outside the embassy at the time of the crime saw a man approaching the building, who was trying to light a rag on the neck of a bottle.

After unsuccessful attempts, the man threw her through the gates of the embassy, ​​where she crashed.

The violator was detained not far from the diplomatic mission building.

State Secretary, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Yevgeny Ivanov said earlier that the number of incidents near Russian embassies in 2022 exceeded 1,000.

The agency has provided for measures in case of evacuation of embassies from unfriendly countries.