The Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid and a Spanish arms manufacturer whose weapons are being used in Kyiv’s defense against Russia received letter bombs on Wednesday, with the former delivery causing a minor injury to a worker at the diplomatic mission.
Letter bomb injures employee at Ukrainian Embassy in Spain
The employee received superficial cuts to a finger on his right hand, according to El País, the Spanish newspaper. The letter was shipped in an 18-by-10-cm envelope and the address and recipient’s name were handwritten in blue ink, the newspaper reported, citing police.
Another envelope was sent to Instalaza, which produces the C90 grenade launchers sent to Ukraine by the Spanish government to help the country defend itself. The package was detonated by local law enforcement, according to El País.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba instructed the country’s embassies to tighten security in the wake of the attack, said Nikolenko, the spokesman. Kuleba also said that the perpetrators of the attack would not intimidate Ukraine in its fight against Russia, according to his spokesman, adding that Kyiv had asked Madrid to urgently investigate the attack.
Spanish officials are investigating possible connections between the two explosives and examining whether they have any link to the Russian invasion, according to El País.
The Spanish Embassy in Ukraine condemned the attack in a statement, saying the perpetrators must be brought to justice.
Madrid has been a steady supporter of Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression. As of August, the country had taken in some 130,000 Ukrainian refugees, according to the Spanish Foreign Ministry. It has also provided small arms and air defense assets, and dispatched financial aid to Kyiv.
Spain also pledged generators to Ukraine after repeated Russian attacks against Ukrainian energy facilities in recent weeks.
Source: WP
