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Isaac Nyamungu

Top Aide To Ukraine Military Chief Dies When Grenade Gifted To Him On Birthday Explodes

Maj. Gennadiy Chastyakov died on Tuesday 7 November when a grenade gifted to him by his colleague on his birthday exploded. Chastyakov was a top aide to Ukrainian chief military commander. INSTAGRAM. 

KYIV, Ukraine — An aide to top military chief – Maj. Gennadiy Chastyakov was killed after being gifted with a live grenade on his birthday, which was detonated by his 13-year old son, Ukrainian prosecutors said.

“Major Gennadiy Chastyakov, who served as the assistant to Valery Zaluzhny, had received a gift box from a colleague for his birthday on Monday that contained several “Western model” grenades,” wrote Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko on Telegram.

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