A high aide to Ukraine’s military commander was killed in Kyiv by an explosive that went off as he returned house with a birthday present on Monday.
“An unknown explosive device went off in one of the birthday gifts. From the beginning of [Russia’s] full-scale invasion, [Major Hennadiy Chastyakov] was a reliable shoulder for me, completely devoting his life to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the fight against Russian aggression,” mentioned Valeriy Zaluzhnyy, the commander in chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, in a statement.
Ukraine nationwide police confirmed {that a} 39-year-old Ukrainian serviceman died in a residential advanced on the outskirts of the capital from a grenade detonation. His 13-year-old son was critically injured, they mentioned, including they’ve opened an investigation into the careless dealing with of ammunition. Police haven’t recognized a suspect.
The causes and circumstances round Chastyakov’s loss of life might be established throughout the pre-trial investigation, Zaluzhnyy mentioned.
Zaluzhny mentioned his aide had been married with 4 youngsters. According to his spouse, Chastykov introduced house a bag containing a bottle of alcohol and glasses in the form of grenades that had been gifted to him, Ukrainian information web site Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing legislation enforcement sources. An explosion occurred as he opened the package deal, Ukrainska Pravda mentioned.
