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A Ukrainian soldier managed to survive an operation to remove an unexploded grenade from the bottom of his chest. One of the main questions in this case remains
A Ukrainian soldier managed to survive an operation to remove an unexploded grenade from the bottom of his chest. One of the main questions in this case remains unanswered: it is not known how the explosive device got stuck in the man’s chest.
It usually explodes within 20 seconds of being thrown, but something went wrong in the grenade’s detonation system and the soldier survived.
This was the first time in history that doctors needed to perform a surgical procedure and complete it successfully. Anna Malyar, Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, commented on the case: “Not all wounds to the heart area are fatal,” he wrote on social networks.
In addition to the doctors who participated in the operation to save a soldier’s life, two other military explosives specialists were also involved in the surgical operation that saved the lives of the Ukrainian military. They were responsible for instructing the doctors so that they could complete the operation safely.
The operation was performed by 57-year-old military surgeon Andrey Verba. He is considered one of the most experienced in the Ukrainian army. Together with the team, they needed to make some changes so that the procedure could be carried out safely.
Electrocautery, the standard procedure for stopping bleeding in cardiac surgery, was not used to avoid the risk of the grenade detonating due to the electrical current. The explosive device, a Russian VOG fragmentation grenade, is four centimeters in diameter and weighs 275 grams.
VOG grenades, first developed in the Soviet Union in the 1960s, are used in combat with multiple launchers having a range of up to 400 meters. It is believed that this is how a Ukrainian soldier got an explosive device stuck in his chest.
According to the Ukrainian military, this type of weapon has been used by Russian troops since the start of the confrontation with Ukraine in 2014. Usually it explodes 20 seconds after launch, but something in the grenade detonation system did not work, and the soldier exploded. stay alive.
Bomb dropped live next to a journalist in Ukraine
The explosion is visible directly behind the reporter, he was not injured.
Via: BBC
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Source: Mundo Conectado
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