Ukraine war: Grenade birthday gift kills army chief Zaluzhny's aide

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

Ukraine war: Grenade birthday gift kills army chief Zaluzhny's aide

7 November 2023

By Paul Kirby
BBC News

A grenade given as a birthday present has blown up and killed a close aide of the head of Ukraine's armed forces Valery Zaluzhny.

Maj Hennadiy Chastyakov, 39, had returned to his flat with presents from his colleagues and was opening them with his son when the grenade exploded.

Maj Chastyakov was killed and his 13-year-old son left seriously wounded.

Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said the boy had started turning the ring on the grenade.

"Then, the serviceman took the grenade from the child and pulled the ring, causing a tragic explosion."

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67342367

[underpants]

1. That's a lot of stupid

Sorry the kid got hurt.

[T_A]

2. Why In The World

would a member of any military pull the pin on a grenade?

[niyad]

3. And why would anyone send a working grenade as a "present"???