Another Lutsk media outlet receives bomb threats

The Lutsk news outlet Volyn Online received an email warning of bombs allegedly planted in two embassies in Kyiv, as well as elsewhere across Ukraine, on December 12, reports Volyn Online editor Mariana Metelska to Maya Holub, the Institute of Mass Information representative in Volyn oblast.

Metelska showed the IMI representative a screenshot of the email saying that the sender had planted bombs at the US and Switzerland embassies in Kyiv.

The sender asks to take the letter seriously, adding that they had spent two weeks planting explosive devices in different oblasts across Ukraine.

“I planted a bomb in your building, there is a makeshift device in the building, I will activate it within 5 days. You won't be able to detect it because I was trained in mine detection and know how to hide explosives from dog handlers," the letter said.

Other media outlets received similar emails on the same day.

As reported earlier, on Decembr 12, the PBC branches Suspilne Rivne and Suspilne Lutsk received emails claiming a bomb had been planted in their office. Five Zaporizhzhia media outlets received emails threatening to explode the buildings housing various institutions and organizations, as did Detector Media, the Volyn news outlet Buh, ZHAR.INFO founder and journalist, IMI representative in Khmelnytskyi oblast Alyona Bereza, and journalist, IMI representative in Rivne oblast Hanna Kalaur.