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{{Short description|2023 bombing of Ukrainian village council meeting}}
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| date = 15 December 2023
| time = c. 11:37 a.m
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| perpetrator = Serhiy Batryn<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zakarpattya24.com/pidryv-granat-u-silradi-na-zakarpatti-vse-shho-vidomo-pro-podiyu/|title=Підрив гранат у сільраді на Закарпатті: все, що відомо про подію|first=Dub|last=Olena|date=15 December 2023}}</ref>
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On 15 December 2023, Serhiy Batryn, 54, a Ukrainian councilman, detonated three grenades at a meeting in the village of {{ill|Keretsky|uk|Керецьки}}, [[Zakarpattia Oblast]], Ukraine. The resulting explosions injured 26 people, six of them gravely.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/ukraine-councilor-sets-off-grenades-meeting-captured-on-video/|website=CBS news|title=Ukraine councilor detonates grenades at meeting, wounding 26, in attack captured on video|date=15 December 2023 |access-date=2023-12-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ukraine Councillor's Grenade Attack Wounds 26 At Meeting |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/ukrainian-councillor-throws-grenades-at-meeting-wounding-26-b3c4d353 |access-date=16 December 2023 |work=www.barrons.com |agency=AFP-Agence France Presse |publisher=Barron's |date=15 December 2023}}</ref> The perpetrator was later taken to an intensive care unit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67729343.amp|title=Ukraine grenade incident: Councillor tosses explosives into meeting|website=BBC News|date=15 December 2023 |access-date=2023-12-16|archive-date=16 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216074217/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67729343.amp|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 15 December 2023, Serhiy Batryn, 54, a Ukrainian councilman, detonated three grenades at a meeting in the village of [[Keretsky]], [[Zakarpattia Oblast]], Ukraine. The resulting explosions killed one person and injured 26 others, six of them gravely.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rferl.org/amp/ukraine-zakarpattya-council-grenade-wounds-dozens/32732278.html|website=Radio Free Europe|title=Village Council Member Detonates Grenade During Meeting In Ukraine's Zakarpattya, Killing One, Wounding Dozens|date=15 December 2023|access-date=16 December 2023|archive-date=15 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215175049/https://www.rferl.org/amp/ukraine-zakarpattya-council-grenade-wounds-dozens/32732278.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A second person died one month later as a result of the injuries.<ref>{{cite web|title=Grenade attack in Zakarpattia village council: death toll rises to two|url=https://www.ukrinform.net/amp/rubric-crime/3813868-grenade-attack-in-zakarpattia-village-council-death-toll-rises-to-two.html|date=2024-01-16|access-date=2024-08-30}}</ref>

==Aftermath==
Batryn was later taken to an intensive care unit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67729343.amp|title=Ukraine grenade incident: Councillor tosses explosives into meeting|website=BBC News|date=15 December 2023 |access-date=16 December 2023|archive-date=16 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216074217/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67729343.amp|url-status=live}}</ref> A suicide note was found in Batryn's home.<ref>{{cite news |title=СБУ повідомила про підозру депутату, який підірвав гранати в будівлі сільради на Закарпатті |url=https://interfax.com.ua/news/general/954689.html |access-date=19 December 2023 |agency=Інтерфакс-Україна |date=16 December 2023 |language=uk}}</ref> The event was [[Live streaming|live-streamed]] and posted on [[Facebook]] by the [[National Police of Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-15 |title=Village council member in Ukraine sets off hand grenades during a meeting and injures 26 |url=https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-village-council-meeting-grenades-71ded0fe7d537903ecb4c63f6bd8238e |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.facebook.com/UA.National.Police/videos/%EF%B8%8F-upd-%D1%81%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%B4%D1%87%D1%96-%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%84%D1%96%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%96%D1%8E-%D0%B7%D0%B0-%D1%87-1-%D1%81%D1%82-263-%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B5-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8F-%D0%B7%D1%96-%D0%B7%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%94%D1%8E-%D0%B1%D0%BE/661969152783424/ |title=❗️ UPD: Слідчі кваліфікували подію за ч. 1 ст. 263 (Незаконне поводження зі зброєю, бойовими припасами або вибуховими речовинами) ККУ. Окрім того, Служба... {{!}} By Національна поліція УкраїниFacebook |language=en |access-date=2024-06-11 |via=www.facebook.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-15 |title=Ukraine councilor detonates grenades at meeting, wounding 26, in attack captured on video - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-councilor-sets-off-grenades-meeting-captured-on-video/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Batryn is facing life imprisonment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://frontnews.eu/en/news/details/77889|title=MP faces life imprisonment: SBU completes investigation into grenade attack in Zakarpattia region|date=2024-04-11|access-date=2024-08-30}}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 14:54, 5 November 2024

Keretsky grenade incident
LocationKeretsky, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine
Date15 December 2023
c. 11:37 a.m (UTC+2)
TargetVillage council members
WeaponsThree F-1 Fragmentation Grenades
Deaths2
Injured25 (including the perpetrator)
PerpetratorSerhiy Batryn[1]
MotiveDissatisfaction with council raising their own salaries

On 15 December 2023, Serhiy Batryn, 54, a Ukrainian councilman, detonated three grenades at a meeting in the village of Keretsky, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine. The resulting explosions killed one person and injured 26 others, six of them gravely.[2] A second person died one month later as a result of the injuries.[3]

Aftermath

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Batryn was later taken to an intensive care unit.[4] A suicide note was found in Batryn's home.[5] The event was live-streamed and posted on Facebook by the National Police of Ukraine.[6][7][8] Batryn is facing life imprisonment.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Olena, Dub (15 December 2023). "Підрив гранат у сільраді на Закарпатті: все, що відомо про подію".
  2. ^ "Village Council Member Detonates Grenade During Meeting In Ukraine's Zakarpattya, Killing One, Wounding Dozens". Radio Free Europe. 15 December 2023. Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Grenade attack in Zakarpattia village council: death toll rises to two". 16 January 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Ukraine grenade incident: Councillor tosses explosives into meeting". BBC News. 15 December 2023. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  5. ^ "СБУ повідомила про підозру депутату, який підірвав гранати в будівлі сільради на Закарпатті" (in Ukrainian). Інтерфакс-Україна. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Village council member in Ukraine sets off hand grenades during a meeting and injures 26". AP News. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  7. ^ ❗️ UPD: Слідчі кваліфікували подію за ч. 1 ст. 263 (Незаконне поводження зі зброєю, бойовими припасами або вибуховими речовинами) ККУ. Окрім того, Служба... | By Національна поліція УкраїниFacebook. Retrieved 11 June 2024 – via www.facebook.com.
  8. ^ "Ukraine councilor detonates grenades at meeting, wounding 26, in attack captured on video - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  9. ^ "MP faces life imprisonment: SBU completes investigation into grenade attack in Zakarpattia region". 11 April 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.


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