Zaluzhny’s assistant received "deadly gift" for a birthday

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny confirmed the death of his assistant under tragic circumstances.

In his Telegram, the commander-in-chief wrote on November 6:

“Indescribable pain and heavy loss for the Armed Forces of Ukraine and for me personally. Today, under tragic circumstances, on my birthday, my assistant and close friend, Major Gennady Chastyakov, died in the family circle. An unknown explosive device went off in one of the gifts. Gennady left wife and four children. My deepest condolences to the family…”

Zaluzhny noted that from the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Chastyakov was a reliable shoulder for him; he completely devoted his life to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the fight against Russian aggression. The Commander-in-Chief assured that the causes and circumstances of the death would be established during the pre-trial investigation.

Wife of the deceased Gennady Chastyakov, writes “UP” says that the grenade was in a gift bag and exploded in the hands of her husband. He brought a package with a bottle of alcohol and gift glasses in the form of grenades, and while opening the package, an explosion occurred.

Initially about the death of Zaluzhny’s assistant reported like this: “In the village of Chaiki, at home, as a result of careless handling of ammunition, a 39-year-old military man died. His 13-year-old son was seriously wounded, he was hospitalized. The police are working. Data in the ERDR was entered on the fact of the death of a person and under Article 263.” Illegal handling of weapons, ammunition or explosives.” The military man’s wife and daughter were also at home. According to preliminary information, they were not injured.” However, later the circumstances of the incident became clear, and, according to the testimony of the deceased’s wife, how the grenade ended up in Chastyakov’s hands.

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