Keretsky grenade incident
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Keretsky grenade incident | |
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Location | Keretsky, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine |
Date | 15 December 2023 c. 11:37 a.m (UTC+2) |
Target | Village council members |
Weapons | Three grenades |
Deaths | 1 |
Injured | 26 (including the perpetrator) |
Perpetrator | Serhiy Batryn[1] |
Motive | Dissatisfaction 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] The perpetrator was later taken to an intensive care unit.[3]
References
- ^ Olena, Dub (15 December 2023). "Підрив гранат у сільраді на Закарпатті: все, що відомо про подію".
- ^ "Village Council Member Detonates Grenade During Meeting In Ukraine's Zakarpattya, Killing One, Wounding Dozens". Radio Free Europe. 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.