Telephone Terrorism Against Ukraine Originates Mostly from Russia or Russian-Controlled Territories in Ukraine

Paul Goble

            Staunton, November 7 – Since the beginning of November, there have been fake calls claiming that bombs have been planted in the Kyiv metro station forcing police to search for them; since the beginning of 2019, there have been 20 such calls; and since 2014, 200, according to the BBC’s Ukrainian Service (bbc.com/ukrainian/news-50333857).

            Ukrainian police say that most of the calls they have been able to trace come from telephones in the Russian Federation or in Russia-occupied Crimea or the Donbass. A smaller number come from hooligans or psychologically disturbed individuals, the Ukrainian authorities add.

            Unfortunately, the Ukrainian police add, “we cannot ignore reports about such mining” because “the security and lives of people” are involved. But in every case, many Ukrainians and others in Ukraine are inconvenienced.