Assistant to Ukrainian military commander killed by booby-trapped gift

Gennadiy Chastiakov, aide to commander-in-chief of army, died in explosion on his birthday

A close adviser to the commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s army has been killed after a booby-trapped birthday present he was given exploded.

“Under tragic circumstances, my assistant and close friend, Major Gennadiy Chastiakov, was killed … on his birthday,” Gen Valeri Zaluzhni posted on Telegram on Monday, saying that an “unknown explosive device detonated in one of his gifts”.

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