# European TV networks receive bomb threat emails from ‘Mikhail Andropov,’ a name echoing the late Soviet leader

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/european-tv-networks-receive-bomb-threat-emails-from-mikhail-andropov-a-name-echoing-the-late-soviet-leader/
- Published: 2026-11-06T20:25:41+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T21:40:09+00:00
- Original publisher: Meduza
- Original article: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/11/06/european-tv-networks-receive-bomb-threat-emails-from-mikhail-andropov-a-name-echoing-the-late-soviet-leader
- Topics: Entertainment, Europe, TV, World

## Key points

- Broadcasters in Ireland, Britain and Bulgaria received bomb threat emails.
- Searches found no explosives, but the hoaxes disrupted broadcasts and operations.
- The sender’s identity and any link to airline threats remain unclear.

## Summary

Several European TV broadcasters received bomb threat emails on 6 November, prompting searches and disruption, but no explosives were found. The threats came amid similar hoaxes targeting European flights, raising concerns about a wider campaign, although authorities have not identified those responsible.

Recipients included Ireland’s RTÉ, Britain’s Sky and Bulgaria’s Nova TV. RTÉ aired music and recorded messages for three hours, while Nova evacuated its newsroom. Emails to RTÉ and Nova were signed “Mikhail Andropov”, possibly an allusion to former Soviet leader Yuri Andropov, and claimed the sender was behind last week’s airline threats. Italian agency ANSA reported that some threats used the name “Fighters of Men’s State”; the movement’s founder denied involvement and said it had ceased to exist in 2021.

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