MOSCOW, November 6. The wife of the deceased military man Gennady Chastyakov, who was assistant to the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian troops Valery Zaluzhny, said that the explosive device detonated when her husband opened a gift box containing alcohol and glasses in the form of grenades, reports the Ukrainian publication Klymenko.time.
«According to the wife (Chastyakov — ed.), the grenade exploded in a gift bag containing alcohol and glasses in the form of grenades,” the publication reports on the Telegram channel.
In turn, as the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine reports, according to preliminary information, 39 people died as a result of the grenade explosion. a summer soldier, his 13-year-old son is seriously injured and is under medical supervision.
Earlier on Monday, Zaluzhny confirmed the death of his assistant Chastyakov, according to him, an explosive device detonated in a gift received for his birthday . He added that the reasons and circumstances will be established during the judicial investigation.