BAt least three pro-war Russian journalists received severed pig heads from unknown senders last week.
Journalists – including columnist Timofey Sergeitsev, military expert Konstantin Zhivkov and TASS news agency photojournalist Mikhail Tereshchenko – previously reported receiving death threats.
According to The Moscow Times, Sergitsev, who last year wrote a controversial article calling for the killing of Ukrainian civilians, recently received a pig’s head.
The Telegram-Basa news channel, which is linked to Russian authorities, said Sergitsev found the pig’s head in a black bag on the doorstep of his home on Tuesday night.
RIA Novosti later reported that military expert Zhivkov had received a severed pig’s head.
“[Sivkov] Then came a phone call where the unknown caller demanded to drop his support [à invasão da Ucrânia pela Rússia] He issued death threats,” the news agency said.
Another Telegram channel linked to Russian authorities revealed that TASS photojournalist Tereshchenko had received a pig’s head from the courier on September 19.
Police are investigating and do not have any suspects at this time.
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