Today, on January 25, at about 6:30 a.m., the 102 operational line received a report of an explosion near a cemetery in Chervonohrad. The report also stated that people had been injured in the explosion.
Explosive experts from the Lviv regional police, as well as an investigative team and officers from other services of the Chervonohrad District Police Department, immediately arrived at the scene.
Law enforcement officers found that two residents of the district center, aged 25 and 27, were injured in the explosion and hospitalized. It has also been preliminarily established that the explosion was caused by the men’s careless handling of a hand grenade, which they said they had found.
Investigators of the territorial police unit opened criminal proceedings over the incident under Article 264 (Negligent storage of firearms or ammunition) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The sanction of the article provides for a sentence of restraint of liberty for up to three years or imprisonment for the same term.
Law enforcement officers once again remind and urge that if you find a dangerous or suspicious object, especially if it looks like a grenade, mine, artillery shell or other ammunition, do not examine it closely, pick it up or move it. Immediately report the discovery to the 102 operational line and try to fence it off to prevent other people from getting hurt. Behave responsibly!
The pre-trial investigation is ongoing, law enforcement officers are establishing the origin of the ammunition.
Lviv regional police communication department