A dog saved the lives of its owner and three more people in Russia’s Western city of Belgorod, when it threw itself over the ready-to-explode hand grenade, Russian news agencies reported Wednesday. The young man who threw the grenade was sentenced to 5.5 years behind bars, the official Prosecutor’s Office website added. Sergei Kulikov, 18, was drunk on the night of the incident, and got enraged when a pensioner remarked on his behavior. In response to the remark, the young man punched the pensioner and his companion, the agencies report. However this was enough for him and shouting out threats, Kulikov took out a hand grenade and threw it at the people. | I always carry a grenade when I'm out drinking |
Luckily, a dog who was walking nearby with its lady owner, rushed to the grenade and covered it with its body when it exploded. | Ok, the dog thought it was a ball and was just playing with it. Still, he done good. |
The dog died, but the four people around, including the dog’s owner, survived and only received light injuries.
| A moment of silence for man's best friend |
Belgorod Court found Sergei Kulikov guilty of attempted murder, hooliganism and illegally keeping weapons, and sentenced him to 5.6 years of prison, the agencies added. | Rin Tin Tin would have thrown it back, then covered his owner. |
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