Grenade explosion in village council in Zakarpattia region: deputy suspected of committing terrorist act

SBU informs of suspicion of committing a terrorist act to a deputy of the Keretsky village council in Transcarpathian region.

This was reported by the press service of the SBU, according to UNN.

Investigators of the Security Service of Ukraine qualify the explosion of three combat grenades during a meeting of the Keretsky village council in Transcarpathia as a terrorist act that led to serious consequences

According to official information, 23 people were injured in the explosion, including the the suspect - 16 men and 7 women aged 28 to 68 years; they received bodily injuries of varying severity, most of them were diagnosed with shrapnel wounds. All were hospitalized in several medical institutions in the region.  

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The bomber himself was detained, he regained consciousness and is now reportedly in a hospital under the supervision of hospital under the supervision of doctors and law enforcement officers. Later, a preventive measure will be chosen for him. a pre-trial restraint.

Also, law enforcement officers also conducted searches at the defendant's place of residence, where, among other things, they found a "suicide note", the content of which is currently being studied.

The bomber, who is a local deputy, was notified of suspicion under Part 2 of Article 258 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (terrorist act). The pre-trial investigation is ongoing, all the circumstances of the crime and the motives of the bomber are being established. The operation is being conducted are being conducted under the procedural supervision of the Transcarpathian Regional Prosecutor's Office.

To recap

In Transcarpathia an urgent meeting of the regional defense council was convened after a deputy threw a grenade a grenade into the session hall.

Earlier, UNN reportedthat MP Serhiy Batryn of the Servant of the People party exploded grenades during a village council session, injuring 26 people. His motives are are unclear, but it is known that Batryn criticized the local leadership for allegedly embezzlement of the budget and problems with water supply.