Keretsky grenade incident
Appearance
Keretsky grenade attack | |
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Location | Keretsky, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine |
Date | December 15, 2023 11:37 a.m (UTC+2) |
Target | Village council members |
Weapons | Three grenades |
Deaths | 0 |
Injured | 26 (including the perpetrator) |
Perpetrator | Sergey Batryn |
Motive | Dissatisfaction with salary |
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On 15 December 2023, a Ukrainian councilman detonated grenades at a meeting in the village of Keretsky, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine. The resulting explosions injured 26 people, six of them gravely.[1][2] The perpetrator was later taken to an intensive care unit.[3]
References
- ^ "Ukraine councilor detonates grenades at meeting, wounding 26, in attack captured on video". CBS news. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Ukraine Councillor's Grenade Attack Wounds 26 At Meeting". www.barrons.com. Barron's. AFP-Agence France Presse. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "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.