An envelope sent to the Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid exploded as an employee tried to open it. Police also seized another letter bomb that was sent to a Spanish weapons maker whose arms are used to defend Ukraine.
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.
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 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
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