A top aide to the commander of Ukraine’s armed forces was killed in an explosion at his home, which also injured his 13-year-old son.
A top aide to the commander of Ukraine’s armed forces was killed on Monday when a birthday gift exploded, the military leader announced.
Although it is as yet unclear exactly how the explosion happened, Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko wrote on Telegram that the initial investigation showed Chastiakov “returned home from work with gifts from colleagues, which he started showing to his family”. Police found five more of the same type of grenades in the apartment, Klymenko wrote, and had identified the colleague who provided the gift. A search in that serviceman’s office uncovered two similar grenades. “Urgent investigative actions are ongoing,” he said.reported on Telegram that Chastiakov’s wife said the explosion was caused by a grenade that was inside a gift bag he had brought home.
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