European intelligence agencies are investigating Russia's involvement in a wave of false reports about bombs on planes European security officials are investigating the origin of a series of false reports about bombs on passenger planes that led to the emergency landing of dozens of flights across Europe this week. According to the "Financial Times", some representatives of the intelligence community consider Russia's involvement in this campaign to be one of the most likely versions. According to the publication, this version is supported by apparent motives, methods reminiscent of previous operations as well as the first results of a technical analysis of the received threats. However, the investigation is at an early stage, and there are no final conclusions yet. Investigators are exploring the possibility that the messages may have been sent by pro-Kremlin activists or Russian-linked hacker groups. It has not yet been determined whether these actions were coordinated by Russian special services or whether they were independent initiatives of their possible supporters. European security structures point out that similar cases have already occurred in the past. In particular, in 2023 thousands of false reports were received about bombs in schools in Lithuania. According to FT sources, the Baltic states have long been dealing with similar provocations, which are now affecting Western European countries as well. On November 5 and 6, nearly 30 flights in various European countries received reports of explosive devices on board. In addition, similar threats were made to several media outlets in Europe. All the reports turned out to be false, but led to major disruptions in civilian infrastructure.

European intelligence agencies are investigating Russia's involvement in a wave of false reports about bombs on planes European security officials are investigating the origin of a series of false reports about bombs on passenger planes that led to the emergency landing of dozens of flights across Europe this week. According to the "Financial Times", some representatives of the intelligence community consider Russia's involvement in this campaign to be one of the most likely versions. According to the publication, this version is supported by apparent motives, methods reminiscent of previous operations as well as the first results of a technical analysis of the received threats. However, the investigation is at an early stage, and there are no final conclusions yet. Investigators are exploring the possibility that the messages may have been sent by pro-Kremlin activists or Russian-linked hacker groups. It has not yet been determined whether these actions were coordinated by Russian special services or whether they were independent initiatives of their possible supporters. European security structures point out that similar cases have already occurred in the past. In particular, in 2023 thousands of false reports were received about bombs in schools in Lithuania. According to FT sources, the Baltic states have long been dealing with similar provocations, which are now affecting Western European countries as well. On November 5 and 6, nearly 30 flights in various European countries received reports of explosive devices on board. In addition, similar threats were made to several media outlets in Europe. All the reports turned out to be false, but led to major disruptions in civilian infrastructure.