Kiev (AFP) - Ukraine revealed Wednesday that its embassies abroad had recently received 31 threats or suspicious packages with the return address of a Tesla electric car dealership in Germany.

Ukraine's embassy in Madrid said late last month that a security guard was slightly injured after opening a booby-trapped parcel intended for the embassy, after which Ukraine reported more similar incidents.

"We have a total of 31 cases in 15 countries," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said, noting that Ukraine's embassies in Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Denmark are among the diplomatic offices that have received suspicious packages.
"All packages have the same sender address: a Tesla car dealership in Sindelfingen, Germany. They were sent from post offices that are not equipped with video surveillance systems," he added.
Kuleba confirmed that Ukrainian embassies and consulates had been "working under strict security measures" for a week, including explosives and forensic experts.
"The criminals were also keen to follow procedures not to leave traces of their DNA on the parcels," he said, adding that he is in contact with his counterparts in countries where Ukrainian embassies have been subjected to threats.
Earlier this month, Ukrainian diplomatic missions in European Union countries received parcels containing animal eyes, which Kiev described Friday as a "well-planned campaign of intimidation".