A man has been arrested after a truck was driven into the gates of the Russian Embassy in Dublin. 

In a statement to Newstalk, a press officer for An Garda Síochána said: 

“Gardaí are investigating an incident of criminal damage that occurred at a property on Orwell Road this afternoon, Monday 7th March 2022 at approximately 1.30pm.

“One male was arrested and taken to Rathfarnham Garda Station where he is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

“Investigations are ongoing.”

Protests

The Russian Ambassador has previously complained about “very aggressive” protests in support of Ukraine outside his embassy. 

"At present, we're dealing with an extremely tense situation in the embassy,” Yury Filatov said. 

“Our employees are constantly receiving death threats at their home addresses, by email and by telephone.” 

He continued: 

"For several days now protests have been taking place at the embassy with varying degrees of intensity, often violent and very aggressive.”

Main image: The truck outside the Russian Embassy. Picture by: Newstalk.