Five people were injured: near Odesa, a former soldier threw a grenade at a group drinking in a garage

In the Odesa region, a man threw a live grenade at a group of people who were drinking alcohol in a garage.

Local Telegram channels reported the incident, sharing videos of police vehicles arriving at the scene.

The incident occurred in the village of Velykodolynske. According to preliminary reports, the suspect made a remark to a group of four men and one woman, which they ignored. In response, the man threw a defensive hand grenade, an F-1, at their feet.

As a result of the explosion, all five individuals were injured, with the woman being particularly severely hurt and taken to intensive care.

Witnesses reported that the grenade thrower is a former military member who has mental health issues exacerbated by alcoholism.

In a related incident in the Poltava region, a man from Nikopol was apprehended after throwing a grenade at his wife and child. It was reported that this individual was a soldier who had left his military unit without permission to return home.

Additionally, there was an incident in a Kyiv café where a patron detonated a grenade brought to him by a waiter. The man who triggered the explosive fled the scene.