A grenade exploded in an apartment in Nikopol; two people were injured
A grenade exploded in an apartment in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Two people were injured in the incident.
Emergency medical personnel promptly provided assistance to the victims, who were then hospitalized.
Law enforcement officials are currently investigating the circumstances of the explosion. Relevant agencies are working at the scene.
According to reports, the Nikopol Emergency Medical Service received a call about a grenade explosion in an apartment. A team of paramedics was dispatched to the scene. Upon arrival, they found police officers attempting to gain access to the locked apartment. The door had to be forced open, according to the regional emergency medical center.
“Inside were two injured men—a 68-year-old father and his 43-year-old son. According to preliminary information, a conflict arose between them, during which the son, while under the influence of drugs, detonated a grenade,” the statement said.
The men were diagnosed with blast injuries and shrapnel wounds to the chest and legs.
Paramedics provided the necessary care: they administered pain relief, treated the wounds, applied sterile bandages, and transported the injured to the city hospital.
This was reported on the page of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Center for Emergency Medicine.
As a reminder, a grenade detonated in an apartment in Zhytomyr.
Earlier, in the town of Storozhynets, Chernivtsi Oblast, a man was detained after throwing a live grenade at police officers.
As a reminder, on the night of February 13, an explosion occurred on the grounds of a private residence in the city of Vynogradiv, Zakarpattia Oblast, where the family of an officer from the local police’s operational unit resides.
