A Ukrainian official says a top aide to the commander of the nation's military was killed by a grenade given to him as a birthday gift
's military was killed by a grenade given to him as a birthday gift and not in a targeted attack, the interior minister said.
A colleague presented six new grenades as a gift to Chastiakov, who was a top aide and close friend to Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi, for his 39th birthday, Klymenko said. “The serviceman then took the grenade from the child and pulled the ring, leading to a tragic explosion,” Klymenko said.The officer's death was the second fatal tragedy in less than a week for Ukraine's military.
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