In the town of Kurakhove in Marinka district, Donetsk region, a 51-year-old man blew up a grenade during a quarrel with his wife. Both spouses were killed on the spot.
The tragedy happened at around 15:20 on Saturday, October 5, in one of the apartments of an apartment block in the Yuzhny microdistrict, law enforcement officers said.
According to preliminary information, the husband and his 49-year-old wife quarreled over jealousy. During the quarrel, the man took out a munition and detonated it, killing the woman along with himself.
Experts found the remains of an RGO hand-held anti-personnel defensive impact-remote grenade at the crime scene. Such grenades explode when they hit a hard surface.


Police are investigating the case under Part 2 of Article 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — intentional homicide. In addition, investigators are looking into the version of suicide.

Earlier, a factory explosion occurred in Sumy. People were injured.