Ukraine crisis: Booby-trapped honey jar explodes, killing Ukrainian soldier as fighting continues Posted earlier today at 7:06am
An elderly man pretending to bring Ukrainian troops a jar of honey turned out to be an attacker in disguise, with the gift exploding and killing a soldier, a local official says.
The incident occurred at a checkpoint in the country's war-torn east on Friday, with a new wave of fighting between government forces and pro-Russia rebels having wracked the area in recent days.
The man identifying himself as a local resident in Stanicya Lugans'ka in the Lugansk region handed the soldiers a three-litre jar of honey and thanked them for their service before walking away, said Lugansk regional governor Hennadiy Moskal.
"When the soldiers tried to taste the honey, the jar exploded (there was an explosive device inside)," Mr Moskal posted on his website. "One soldier was killed and three others were seriously injured."
