Kangaroo caught trying to break into Australia's Russian embassy

A kangaroo has been caught on camera trying to break into the gates of the Russian embassy in Australia.

The not-so-sneaky marsupial was caught on CCTV trying to bounce through the gates not once but twice.

After it realised it wouldn't fit, the roo jumped away.

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The Russian embassy posted the video on Twitter late on Thursday with a comedic caption.

"The video surveillance system of the Russian Embassy in Australia detected an unauthorised access attempt," the Russian embassy said in a tweet.

"No harm done."

Watch the full video above.

Source: 9News