# Russian misogynist group founder denies role in European flight bomb threats

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/russian-misogynist-group-founder-denies-role-in-european-flight-bomb-threats/
- Published: 2026-11-06T20:11:42+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T20:21:48+00:00
- Original publisher: Meduza
- Original article: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/11/06/russian-misogynist-group-founder-denies-role-in-european-flight-bomb-threats
- Topics: Culture, Europe, Travel, World

## Key points

- Pozdnyakov denies links to threats against European flights.
- At least 19 flights were targeted on 3 and 5 November.
- European authorities have not identified those responsible.

## Summary

Vladislav Pozdnyakov, founder of the Russian “Men’s State” movement, has denied involvement in a wave of hoax bomb threats targeting flights in Europe. He says he has had no connection to the movement since 2019 and that it ceased to exist in 2021; the claims matter as authorities have yet to identify who sent the threats.

At least seven European flights received bomb warnings on 3 November, followed by similar messages targeting at least 12 passenger planes on 5 November. Italian news agency ANSA reported the threats were made in the name of “Men’s State fighters”. The movement, which promotes patriarchy, misogyny and homophobia, was banned by a Russian court and designated an extremist organisation.

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