Overview
- Police across Ukraine reported a flood of anonymous emails on Monday that claimed buildings were mined, totaling 1,216 messages that began arriving around 11 a.m.
- Officers had reviewed 56% of the alerts by 6 p.m. with no explosives confirmed, and inspections continued under standard safety rules.
- Bomb disposal specialists, police dogs, and investigative teams are searching sites nationwide, while Kyiv police urge residents to stay calm and follow officers’ instructions.
- Investigators are working to identify the senders and warn that making false threat reports carries criminal charges under Ukrainian law.
- The mass emails follow similar hoax waves recorded in January, and earlier police detained a 20-year-old in Lviv over a false threat against parliament, underscoring a recurring strain on public services.