A high aide to Ukraine’s navy commander is killed by a grenade given as a birthday reward

KYIV, Ukraine — A high aide to Ukraine‘s commander in chief was killed by a grenade given to him as a birthday reward and never in a focused assault, the inside minister mentioned.

Maj. Hennadii Chastiakov died within the tragic accident Monday that badly injured his 13-year-old son, Inside Minister Ihor Klymenko mentioned on Telegram.

A colleague offered six new grenades as a present to Chastiakov, who was a high aide and shut good friend to commander-in-chief Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi, for his thirty ninth birthday, Klymenko mentioned.

Chastiakov was displaying off the grenades to his household at residence when his son took one and started twisting the ring.

“The serviceman then took the grenade from the kid and pulled the ring, resulting in a tragic explosion,” Klymenko mentioned.

Police are investigating the incident within the village of Chaiky within the Kyiv area.

The officer’s loss of life was the second deadly tragedy in lower than per week for Ukraine’s navy.

A Ukrainian brigade holding a ceremony in Zaporizhzhia to honor troops on Friday was struck by a Russian missile that killed 19 troopers, one of many deadliest single assaults reported by Ukrainian forces.

The commander of the 128th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade, Dmytro Lysiuk, was suspended as authorities examine why the Rocket Forces and Artillery Day occasion was held close to the entrance line, the place Russian reconnaissance drones might simply spot the gathering.

Ukrainian media reported that Lysiuk was late for the ceremony and didn’t endure accidents.

“Will probably be decided who particularly violated the foundations concerning the security of individuals within the space of the enemy’s aerial reconnaissance entry,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned. “There might be no avoidance of duty.”

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