It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the representative of emergency services in the region.

According to the interlocutor, the incident happened in the courtyard of the house in the village of Prietoksky (St. George City District).

“The explosion of a grenade affected eight people. Children were not injured, they were in the house, ”he said.

It is specified that in total at the time of the incident there were 18 people in the courtyard of the house.

The representative of emergency services added that three of the victims are in serious condition, five are in a state of moderate severity.

Earlier, the investigative department of the Investigative Committee of Russia in the Volgograd Region told about the progress of the criminal investigation into the explosion of unidentified ammunition in a car in Volgograd.