Animal eyes in ‘bloody’ packages sent to some of Ukraine’s embassies - The Guardian

Ukraine says a fig of its European embassies person received “bloody” packages containing carnal eyes, including its embassy successful Madrid, which besides received a missive weaponry earlier this week.

Spanish constabulary cordoned disconnected the Ukrainian embassy connected Friday and were searching the country with sniffer dogs.

The packages, soaked successful a liquid with a distinctive colour and smell, person besides been sent to embassies successful Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Croatia and Italy, to wide consulates successful Naples and Kraków, and the consulate successful Brno successful the Czech Republic, said Ukraine’s overseas ministry spokesperson, Oleg Nikolenko.

“We are studying the meaning of this message,” Nikolenko said successful a connection connected Facebook, adding that the overseas minister, Dmytro Kuleba, has ordered each the embassies and consulates acrophobic to beryllium placed nether heightened security.

Ukrainian officials besides said the entranceway of the Ukrainian ambassador’s residence successful the Vatican was vandalised and that a mendacious weaponry menace was received regarding its embassy successful Kazakhstan.

The bloody missives travel the reception of six missive bombs sent successful the past week to addresses successful Spain including Ukraine’s embassy successful Madrid, the premier minister, Pedro Sánchez, and the US embassy successful Madrid, prompting Spain to measurement up security.

A Madrid embassy worker was injured aft opening a bundle addressed to Ukraine’s ambassador to Spain connected Tuesday. The worker decided to unfastened the package, which was received by mean mail, successful the embassy plot due to the fact that it contained a tiny box.

“After opening the container and proceeding a click that followed, helium tossed it and past heard the explosion,” the ambassador to Spain, Serhii Pohoreltsev, told Ukraine’s European Pravda quality site. “Despite not holding the container astatine the clip of the explosion, the commandant wounded his hands and received a concussion.”

Spanish constabulary aboriginal said a akin bundle was sent to a Spanish arms institution that manufactures rocket launchers Spain has donated to Kyiv, and that they believed the 2 incidents were linked.

Reuters contributed to this report