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] Batryn was later taken to an intensive care unit.[3] A suicide note was found in Batryn's home.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 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.
- ^ "СБУ повідомила про підозру депутату, який підірвав гранати в будівлі сільради на Закарпатті" (in Ukrainian). Інтерфакс-Україна. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
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