In Khmelnytskyi, a man detonated a grenade while fleeing from police

In Khmelnytskyi, a man with a grenade was running between residential buildings, and when police officers chased him, the explosive detonated in his hand.

This was reported by local Telegram channels; the video of the incident was shown by public pages.

Later, the police of Khmelnytskyi region reported that the man was detained after the grenade exploded in his hand. He sustained bodily injuries and was given assistance.

“On November 8, at about 15:20, police received a report about a man who was in the Rakovo microdistrict with a grenade. According to preliminary information, the explosive detonated in his hand. As a result of the explosion, the man sustained bodily injuries. Police officers who arrived on the call provided him with first pre-medical aid. An investigative-operational group is working at the scene, establishing all the circumstances of the incident,” the statement said.

According to police, officers chased the man but were unable to catch him immediately.

Earlier in Kropyvnytskyi, a man with grenades and an AK-47 attacked police officers on the street. And in the summer in Odesa region, a military serviceman in the SBU detonated a grenade during a document check, injuring two police officers.