"Kremenchutska Hazeta" editor reports death threats from an unknown person

The editor-in-chief of "Kremenchutska Hazeta" (Poltava oblast), Oleh Bulashev, reports receiving death threats from an unknown man.

In his comment to Nadiya Kucher, the IMI representative in Poltava oblast, he said that he had received calls from two numbers on December 6, with the caller threatening him with physical violence.

"At 8:50 p.m. I received a phone call from the number +38 073 529 04 67 and at 10:15 p.m. another one from the number +38 092 908 59 94; there were threats of physical violence. The caller advised me, I quote, to 'shut up', 'shut my mouth', 'stop acting', 'not write or speak nonsense', otherwise the man promised to 'drown me in concrete', 'tear me to pieces,'" Oleh Bulashev said in his comment to the IMI representative in Poltava.

The journalist added: He believes that he is receiving death threats due to his legal reporting. Bulashev said that he was preparing a statement to the police with a demand to open a case regarding these death threats.

As the IMI reported, "Kremenchutska Hazeta" (Poltava oblast) editor-in-chief, Oleh Bulashev, says that the anonymous website "Kremenchuk Today" continues to pressure him by posting offensive and discrediting content about his journalistic work.