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Grenade Detonated on Ukrainian Train Kills Five at Ovruch Station

Police identify a 23-year-old Kharkiv resident as the man who detonated the grenade during an attempted detention.

Overview

  • The explosion occurred on a train at Ovruch station in Ukraine’s Zhytomyr region during an attempted detention.
  • The suspect died in an ambulance after the blast, according to the regional police.
  • Five people were killed, including a border service employee, two civilians and two military personnel.
  • Three of the fatalities were women aged 29, 58 and 82, police said.
  • Authorities say the suspect had previously tried to cross the border illegally, and 12 people wounded in the attack are receiving treatment.