At 7:50 a.m. yesterday morning, an explosion occurred in a room adjacent to the office of the police chief, CNN quoted a statement from the Polish Ministry of Home Affairs on December 15.
During the working visit of the head of the police force to Ukraine on December 11-12 this year, he met with the heads of the Ukrainian Police and Emergency Situations Agency. He has received a number of gifts, one of which has exploded," the statement said.
The announcement also identified the explosive gift as one of the leaders of Ukrainian forces.
Poland has asked Ukraine to clarify what happened and a case has been opened immediately at the prosecutor's office and relevant agencies.
Szymczyk was hospitalized for monitoring. An employee at the Polish police headquarters was also slightly injured, but did not need to be hospitalized.
The incident comes after a series of suspicious letters were sent to Ukrainian embassies in Europe, forcing Ukraine to put all foreign diplomatic missions under strict protection.
Ukrainian embassies in Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Croatia, Italy, Austria, as well as Consulates general in Napoli and Krakow, have received suspicious packages, according to a spokesperson for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Oleh Nikolenko.
