Pleural defusing: Ukrainian doctors remove live grenade from soldier’s chest

How do you surgically remove an unexploded grenade? Very carefully
X-ray showing an unexploded grenade lodged in a Ukrainian soldier’s chest. Credit: Hanna Maliar

Ukrainian doctors have avoided an explosive end after apparently removing an enemy grenade that was lodged in a soldier’s chest during Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

The unfortunate soldier — or perhaps fortunate given the possible outcomes — remained in a stable condition following the surgery, according to social media comments from Ukrainian government officials.