Volyn journalist receives bomb threats via email

Rayon.in.ua journalist, West Media Forum coordinator Olha Bulkovska received an email in her personal inbox threatening an upcoming series of explosions. She reported this to Maya Holub, the Institute of Mass Information representative in Volyn oblast.

Bulkovska says this was the first time she had received such a letter to her personal email address.

“I inform you that I planted explosive devices in your building. I realized that I am ready to take revenge on everyone. There will be many corpses whose bits you will be collecting across the whole city. For a long time I have been tormented by doubts, for a long time I have been a hostage of my own ideas. So I have made a final decision: I will carry out a series of explosions that will collapse the building like a house of cards…”, the letter reads.

The sender added that they would commit suicide after setting off the explosives.

Similar messages were mass mailed to Ukrainian journalists in 2024. The IMI recorded three waves (in October, November, and December) of anonymous threats to bomb multiple editorial offices and institutions across Ukraine: several media outlets and journalists received identical emails claiming this.

On November 17, 2024, Volyn journalist Olha Bulkovska interrupted a rally featuring pro-Russian narratives in central Berlin. A "Ukrainian men's rights" rally featuring Russian propaganda slogans took place near the Brandenburg Gate. The rally was interrupted after Volyn journalist Olha Bulkovska approached them with questions. It was attended by the former Inter host Roman Kademin, who now records manipulative videos for TikTok. He left Ukraine in 2024.

Later, someone tried to hack Olha Bulkovska's Telegram account. She believes this may be connected to the November 17 rally in Berlin.