Male State claims bomb threats across Europe, no official attribution

Who is behind the bomb threats that paralyzed Europe?

An email containing the phrase "today your skies will be dyed red" was enough to mobilize airports across half of Europe. Between November 5 and 7, 2026, at least 25 flights were affected by bomb threats on the continent, according to press data. The signature was always the same: "Male State," a Russian ultra-nationalist group banned in its home country in 2021. No explosives were found on any of the planes.

That is where the problem starts. And also the easy headline.

What is Male State and why it is not an incel group

Male State did not emerge from a forum of resentful singles. It is a white supremacist, antisemitic, and anti-LGBTQ+ movement with staunch opposition to feminism, which has supported the invasion of Ukraine since 2022. Its founder claims the organization no longer exists. The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism has noted that many members explicitly distance themselves from the incel universe.

The difference is not semantic. An incel is, strictly defined, an involuntary celibate man: he wants dates but cannot get them. A MGTOW (Men Going Their Own Way) is someone who decides to leave the dating market for legal reasons. Male State is something else: a political structure that organized coordinated harassment. Grouping them together is journalistic convenience, not analysis.

Bomb threats that remain unattributed

As of this discussion, no European police force had formally attributed the threats. The group's founder denied involvement. The pattern—false alarms on planes, attacks on supermarkets and blood banks—fits hybrid sabotage, which Europe has long attributed to pro-Russian networks, rather than revenge by lonely individuals. It is argued that a hacker with real capabilities would monetize their skills, not blow up a blood bank out of spite.

The real grievance: divorce, custody, and male loneliness

Beneath the noise lies a verifiable problem. In practice, community property regimes, compensatory pensions, and custody arrangements often function as a business for lawyers and the state, leaving men as mere cash cows in many cases. Hypergamy on dating apps concentrates interest on a handful of profiles, leaving the rest in line. Furthermore, men account for approximately three out of four suicide deaths in Spain.

Regarding men's mental health, international debate already has references: Richard Reeves brought it to mainstream attention in his work on boys and men, and specific strategies have been discussed in the UK. Here, the issue barely crosses over from online forums.

The confusing statistic

The famous claim that 80% of young people are having no sens circulates everywhere. It stems from surveys that conflate being single, having no relationships, living with parents, and not wanting to see anyone. Much smoke over a grain of truth. As long as real grievances are mixed with foreign sabotage, those with genuine problems lose out.