A councillor from the Zakarpattia region, who detonated grenades in the Keretska village council, left a note at home before leaving for the session.
Councillor detonated grenades in a village council in Zakarpattia region
This was stated by the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Ihor Klymenko, during a meeting of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities under the President of Ukraine.
The councillor left a note at his home. It is being studied by the investigation. It says that he had been preparing such an act. 26 people were left with serious injuries.
What is known about explosion in Zakarpattia
On 15 December, during a session of the village council in the village of Keretsky, Zakarpattia region, a councillor from the Servant of the People party, Serhiy Batryn, detonated grenades.
26 people were injured, six of them are in serious condition. The politician who detonated the grenades is in intensive care.
The head of Zakarpattia Regional Military Administration (RMA), Viktor Mykyta, said that most of the injuries are of medium severity, which do not threaten people's lives.
According to the prosecutor's office, the village council session was discussing the adoption of the budget for 2024. During the meeting, one of the councillors entered the hall and detonated three grenades.
Investigators classified the incident under Part 1 of Art. 263 of the Criminal Code (Illegal handling of weapons, ammunition or explosives).
In addition, the Security Service of Ukraine will investigate the incident under Part 1 of Article 258 (terrorist act) of the Criminal Code.
