Keretsky grenade incident explained
| Keretsky grenade incident |
| Location: | Keretsky, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine |
| Target: | Village council members |
| Date: | 15 December 2023 |
| Time: | c. 11:37 a.m |
| Timezone: | UTC+2 |
| Fatalities: | 2 |
| Injuries: | 25 (including the perpetrator) |
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| Perpetrator: | Serhiy Batryn[1] |
| Weapons: | Three F-1 Fragmentation Grenades |
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| 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] A second person died one month later as a result of the injuries.[3]
Aftermath
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]
Notes and References
- Web site: Підрив гранат у сільраді на Закарпатті: все, що відомо про подію. Dub. Olena. 15 December 2023.
- Web site: Village Council Member Detonates Grenade During Meeting In Ukraine's Zakarpattya, Killing One, Wounding Dozens. Radio Free Europe. 15 December 2023. 16 December 2023. 15 December 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231215175049/https://www.rferl.org/amp/ukraine-zakarpattya-council-grenade-wounds-dozens/32732278.html. live.
- Web site: Grenade attack in Zakarpattia village council: death toll rises to two. 2024-01-16. 2024-08-30.
- Web site: Ukraine grenade incident: Councillor tosses explosives into meeting. BBC News. 15 December 2023 . 16 December 2023. 16 December 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231216074217/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67729343.amp. live.
- News: СБУ повідомила про підозру депутату, який підірвав гранати в будівлі сільради на Закарпатті . 19 December 2023 . Інтерфакс-Україна . 16 December 2023 . uk.
- Web site: 2023-12-15 . Village council member in Ukraine sets off hand grenades during a meeting and injures 26 . 2024-06-11 . AP News . en.
- ❗️ 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 . en . 2024-06-11 . www.facebook.com.
- Web site: 2023-12-15 . Ukraine councilor detonates grenades at meeting, wounding 26, in attack captured on video - CBS News . 2024-06-11 . www.cbsnews.com . en-US.
- Web site: MP faces life imprisonment: SBU completes investigation into grenade attack in Zakarpattia region. 2024-04-11. 2024-08-30.
