"A man has been arrested after a police officer was injured when a car ploughed through the gates of the Russian consulate in Sydney. Officers had tried to speak to the driver of the white SUV when it was parked in the driveway of the consulate in the city's eastern suburbs on Monday morning. But the 39-year-old man behind the wheel allegedly drove his vehicle into the gates of the property and on to its lawn, police said in a statement."
"Helicopter footage showed the vehicle with its doors flung open and smashed front windows stopped near a large flagpole. The man was taken to Surry Hills police station, where he was being questioned. The car was towed from the consulate about 10am as federal police detectives investigated. A 24-year-old constable sustained a hand injury and was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics."
"Pro-Kremlin influencer Simeon Boikov, who goes by the moniker Aussie Cossack online, has been holed up at the consulate for 1,000 days after he was charged with assaulting a pro-Ukraine protester in Sydney. He was woken by the sound of police sirens about 8.30am and, after initially thinking there was a fire next door, emerged to find the Toyota parked on the consulate's lawn. Boikov said the driver was pursued by police as he drove through the compound's gates. From my side, it looks like a diplomatic asylum attempt, he said from inside the consulate."
A 39-year-old man allegedly drove a white SUV through the gates of the Russian consulate in Sydney after officers attempted to speak with him while the vehicle was parked in the driveway. The vehicle crossed the consulate lawn and stopped near a large flagpole, with helicopter footage showing doors flung open and smashed front windows. The driver was arrested and taken to Surry Hills police station for questioning, and the car was towed at about 10am while federal police detectives investigated. A 24-year-old constable sustained a hand injury and received treatment from NSW Ambulance paramedics. Pro-Kremlin influencer Simeon Boikov, present at the consulate, suggested the incident looked like a diplomatic asylum attempt.
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