Incident involving grenade explosion in Chernivtsi apartment
Law enforcement officers in Chernivtsi have completed an investigation of a criminal case related to an incident that occurred on Monday, April 8. A man, who was intoxicated, threw a grenade in his cohabitant’s apartment, resulting in injuries to his limbs.
According to the press service of the Main Department of the National Police in the Chernivtsi region, a report of an explosion in an apartment on Tekstylnykiv street was received by the police.
Police found that a 38-year-old man, under the influence of alcohol, threw a grenade in his cohabitant’s apartment. He sustained injuries to his limbs as a result of the explosion. The woman who was in the room was unharmed.
The victim was hospitalized and received medical assistance. Law enforcement officers arrested the man, who is under the supervision of doctors and police.
Additionally, an object resembling a grenade was seized from the apartment for examination by the Chernivtsi Scientific and Research Forensic Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Damage to the doors and floor of the apartment occurred.
Police investigators have entered information about the incident into the Unified Register of Pre-trial Investigations under Article 263 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (illegal handling of weapons, ammunition, or explosives). The pre-trial investigation is ongoing.
