In Kyiv region, a man detonated a grenade during a police call: five law enforcement officers were injured, the attacker died
In the Kyiv region, a domestic violence call turned into a bloody incident: a man detonated a live grenade just as the police were intervening. The explosion injured five law enforcement officers, and the perpetrator himself was killed on the spot. An arsenal of weapons was found in his home.
This was reported by the press service of the National Police.
According to law enforcement, at about 10:30 p.m. on July 12, 2025, an 18-year-old resident of the village of Mykhailivka-Rubezhivka contacted the police. She reported that her 41-year-old father was threatening her family with a firearm and a live grenade. Operatives of the Buchansky District Police Department and special forces immediately arrived at the scene.
When law enforcement officers entered the house to stop the aggressor, he detonated a live grenade and threw it at the police officers. The explosion injured five police officers. All of them were hospitalized and are receiving necessary medical care.
After the explosion, law enforcement officers were forced to return fire. The man died on the spot. As it turned out later, he had a real arsenal at home: four pistols, a pyrotechnic grenade, a hunting rifle, and a knife.
Investigators have classified the incident as an attempt on the life of a law enforcement officer and illegal handling of weapons, ammunition or explosives (Article 348 and Part 1 of Article 263 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). SBI investigators are working at the scene to clarify the circumstances of the incident.
It was previously reported that on the evening of May 20, an explosion occurred in the village of Komisarivka in the Mykolaiv region, killing a three-year-old boy. According to preliminary data, a live grenade detonated on the territory of a private household .
We will remind you that on April 28, in the city of Voznesensk in the Mykolaiv region , a man threw a grenade at police officers , as a result of which one law enforcement officer was killed and three others were injured.
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