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The explosion occurred during the day on 22 in the city of Teplodar, Odesa district. According to preliminary information, a 30-year-old servicewoman, intoxicated and acting with hooligan motives, threw three combat grenades into her neighbors’ yard, one of which detonated.
An explosion occurred in a private yard in the city of Teplodar, Odesa district. The homeowner reported the incident to the emergency line 102, stating that his neighbor had thrown munitions onto his property.
According to preliminary law enforcement information, a 30-year-old servicewoman, who is in a status of unauthorized absence from her unit, was drunk. Acting with hooligan motives, she threw three combat grenades into the neighbors’ yard.
One of the grenades exploded. Fortunately, no one was injured. The blast wave and fragments damaged only the property’s fence.
An investigative-operational team from the Odesa District Police Department No. 2 and technicians from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Odesa region arrived at the scene.
During the inspection of the area, law enforcement officers seized remnants of the exploded munition as well as two unexploded grenades. Everything seized was sent for forensic examination.
What punishment does the woman face?
Investigators have opened criminal proceedings under part 1 of article 263 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — illegal handling of weapons, ammunition, or explosive substances — and under part 4 of article 296 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — hooliganism.
The maximum punishment for the combination of these offenses can be up to seven years of imprisonment.
Police detained the woman in procedural order. It is currently being decided whether to notify her of suspicion and which preventive measure to impose.
Investigators are establishing all circumstances of the incident. Procedural oversight is being carried out by the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for Defense in the Southern Region.
It is noted separately that criminal proceedings under article 407 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine regarding the servicewoman’s unauthorized leaving of her place of service are being investigated by the investigators of the State Bureau of Investigation.
Earlier, StopKlo wrote that in the Podilskyi district of Odesa region during a document check a man in the SZZ status produced a grenade and began threatening to use it. The munition detonated, injuring two police officers and the man himself.
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