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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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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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A drone was seen flying over the Russian embassy buildings on Lidingö on Saturday morning. Some kind of liquid is said to have been released from the drone. – We are investigating

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