A Ukrainian politician unleashed hell at a village council meeting on Friday when he let loose with several grenades.
The official, identified as council representative Serhiy Batrin, 54, is seen in the viral footage entering the meeting late and standing in front of the door as a heated discussion is taking place. He soon chimes in while calmly pulling two grenades from his pocket, dropping each to the floor. Remarkably, the people in the small room don’t appear to react while Batrin pulls a third grenade. Just as he tosses it onto the floor, the other two grenades detonate.
In Transcarpathia, Western Ukraine, a government deputy detonated grenades in the building of a village council. 26 wounded, six in critical condition. pic.twitter.com/yTVdlnOpzF
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) December 15, 2023
According to the National Police of Ukraine, a total of 26 people were injured, six seriously. Batrin, who was a deputy on the council, was among those seriously injured — initial reports said he was killed by the grenades but later reports said that medics were able to resuscitate him.
The incident is not believed to be related to the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has launched an investigation into the incident, according to a spokesperson.
“Urgent measures are being taken to find out all the circumstances of the crime,” the SBU said. “In particular, the eyewitnesses and witnesses of the event, as well as the motives of the bomber, are being established.”
Social media users were astonished by the room not reacting to what appears to be a clear threat… here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story from X:
This is terrorism.
— Adelle Nazarian (@AdelleNaz) December 15, 2023
They watched him drop grenades and still just sat there?
— J Caplinger (@CaplingerMi) December 15, 2023
Did they not think they were real grenades?
— Operation Drip Dry (@joshuaryalswg) December 15, 2023
Strange that they didn’t immediately jump up when he tossed them down.
Those are clearly grenades.
That blonde gal at the front winces, but otherwise doesn’t move.
Curious what was being said here.
— meme bastard (@mask_bastard) December 15, 2023
Wild how he just stays in the room…
— Green Beret Nap Time (@GBNT1952) December 15, 2023
Explosive developments last night at local town meeting.
— Rug Burns (@burns_rug) December 15, 2023
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