Hennadii Chastiakov, an aide to former Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi, died when a grenade he believed was a souvenir gift exploded in his hands at his home in the village of Chaiky, Kyiv Oblast.
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A 39-year-old soldier was killed on the evening of Monday, 6 November 2023, when a grenade exploded in his home in the village of Chaiky in Kyiv Oblast.
Chastiakov died from his injuries instantly, while his underage son suffered severe bodily harm.
The grenade that exploded in Chastiakov's hands was in a gift bag that he had brought home.
Chastiakov had graduated from the Military Academy in Odesa and knew exactly how to handle a grenade.
Major Hennadiy Chastiakov died after a grenade given as a birthday gift exploded
The grenade was a DM51 German handgrenade provided by Germany to Ukraine
Ukrainian law enforcement described it as a tragic accident with 99.9% probability, not an assassination
Major Hennadii Chastiakov was killed in a tragic accident on Nov. 6, 2023, in his home near Kyiv, after a grenade inside a gift package he received for his birthday exploded.
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