Espreso receives threats of bombs in their office as well

On December 12, Espreso received an email claiming that a bomb had been planted in the editorial office building, as well as other media offices, institutions, and organizations across Ukraine, the news outlet reports on their website.

According to the media outlet, the sender, who called himself an “ATO veteran” and “a war invalid,” claimed to have planted a “makeshift explosive device” in the office building, threatening to activate it remotely within five days.

He listed the addresses of the institutions where bombs allegedly had been planted. And, although the address of Espreso was not listed, the letter said: “I have planted a bomb in your building.”

The listed institutions include, the US Embassy and the police department at the Boryspil airport.

The sender calls to “join a rally against the government's abouse of power,” to “seize power by force,” and uses hate speech targeting President Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife.

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, IMI representative in Rivne oblast Hanna Kalaur, and Lutsk-based media outlet Volyn Online.