“At first, the son took the munition in his hands and began to turn the ring. Then the serviceman took the grenade away from the child and pulled the ring, causing a tragic explosion,” Klymenko said.

Military culture and fetishism, not even once.

    • LeZero [he/him]
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      8 months ago

      Right now, I'm picturing a Joker situation where the kid get the grenade from a comically huge yellow and purple giftbox

    • DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml
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      8 months ago

      Yes. It should be completely unambiguous, something like "Russia suspected in tragic birthday death of Ukrainian official."

      That way, no one gets confused and their audience won't get the wrong idea and start thinking for themselves or reading beyond the headline.

      • bananon [he/him]
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        8 months ago

        It was Russian special agent Vile E. Koyotyom

  • MattsAlt [comrade/them]
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    8 months ago

    I'm struggling to understand what possessed him to pull the pin. Was he that certain it was a fake?

  • GarbageShoot [he/him]
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    8 months ago

    This is a really odd story. Does someone that high in the military not know how the safety features of a grenade work? Aside from "don't let a kid handle a grenade" this seems avoidable on multiple levels

      • GarbageShoot [he/him]
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        8 months ago

        I don't see how that's relevant, though I do agree with the general statement