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Drone drops paint and unknown sticky substance onto Russian trade delegation’s villa in Sweden

Police opened a vandalism and harassment case after a drone dropped paint and an unknown sticky substance on the Russian trade delegation's villa, with no injuries reported.

  • On Saturday, a drone flew over the Russian trade delegation's villa on an island outside Stockholm and dumped paint and an unknown sticky substance onto the building, police said.
  • Following the sighting, the trade delegation's staff reported seeing the drone drop a container around 5:30 a.m. and called Stockholm regional police, Ola Osterling said.
  • Investigators from the Stockholm regional police took samples of the substance for analysis and opened a case into vandalism and harassment, while officers interviewed the witnessing staff, police said.
  • Officials reported that no one was hurt and the villa was not evacuated, and it was not clear who was behind the incident, police said.
  • Lidingö island, home to embassies, means the drone incident near Stockholm raises security questions as investigators have not identified a suspect.
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STOCKHOLM (AP) — A drone flew over the Russian trade delegation’s villa on an island outside Stockholm early Saturday and dumped paint and an unknown sticky substance onto the building before flying away, police said. No one was hurt and the villa wasn’t evacuated, according to Ola Osterling, press secretary for the Stockholm regional police. […]

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Drone drops paint and unknown sticky substance onto Russian trade delegation's villa in Sweden

A drone flew over the Russian trade delegation’s villa on an island outside Stockholm and dumped paint and an unknown sticky substance onto the building before flying away.

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Aftonbladet broke the news in Stockholm, Sweden on Saturday, November 8, 2025.
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