Ministry of Emergency Situations "LPR": a grenade exploded in an orphanage, four people were injured

In the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic, a hand grenade exploded in an orphanage, injuring four people. This was reported to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the region.

“One socially significant incident occurred related to the explosion of a hand grenade on the territory of an orphanage, as a result of which four people were injured,” the emergency services said in a statement.

TASS, citing a source , writes that we are talking about a boarding school in Krasnodon. It is alleged that one of the guests brought the grenade.

“Minister of Health of the LPR” Natalia Pashchenko said that the grenade was blown up by a 30-year-old man, his condition is assessed as extremely serious.

“A man born in 1993, who blew up a grenade in a Krasnodon orphanage, suffered a traumatic amputation of his right hand and multiple shrapnel wounds,” said Pashchenko (quoted by RT).

According to the official, the patient is on a ventilator.

It is unknown whether there are children among the victims.

in the Krasnodon orphanage More than 100 children live , all of them with special needs.