A youth in Kursk hid a grenade from police by discarding it from a fifth-floor window, prompting a large security cordon in a local garden.
In Kursk, a teenager with a prior conviction attracted attention when residents spotted an object that looked like a grenade in the hands of a man near a home. They contacted the authorities, prompting officers to respond quickly. As police gathered, the individual detached components of the device and hurled them from the fifth-floor window, piece by piece, attempting to evade capture. The surrounding area was secured as investigators moved to assess the danger and determine what had happened.
The crime scene soon became a focus of activity for residents and officers. People who could locate fragments later retrieved a portion of the ordnance. It emerged that the device in question was an F-1 defensive grenade, which the man had found while digging a trench in the Belovsky district of the Kursk region. He did not report the discovery to anyone and took the material for himself. After a period of reflection, he chose to show off to neighbors, approaching the building entrance with the grenade in hand.
The individual responsible was soon taken into custody as investigators reviewed the incident and gathered evidence. Officials stated that the person had a history of prior convictions, and follow-up inquiries continue to determine all circumstances surrounding the event. The investigation remains ongoing as authorities work to understand the sequence of actions and the level of risk to the community. Local observers and residents are reminded of the potential dangers posed by unexploded ordnance and the importance of reporting suspicious objects to the police promptly. Note: information derived from contemporaneous local reporting and public safety notices.
Earlier reports indicate that the same individual had previously been associated with activities near a bus stop in Novokuznetsk involving an illicit attempt to construct war ordnance. Authorities have not confirmed any direct link between that prior case and the Kursk incident, but investigators are reviewing historical records as part of a comprehensive inquiry.