grenades were introduced to the Soviet armed forces in the 1980s as successors to F-1 and RGD-5 grenades. They were intended to feature a more effective fuse and, in the case of the RGN version ...

The spokesman identified the grenade as an RGD-5 type, which can cause a blast ranging over no more than 20 metres. Ukraine’s Fifth Channel television said one of those hurt in the attack had ...