Alexander 'Sasha' Chechik was a Russian man in his 20s who's death made international news after he shared a photo in a text to his friends of his hand holding a grenade with the pin taken out laid beside it. He died seconds after. ^[3]

Sasha, as he was known, was born in Russian and raised in the Krasnodar Region. He lived there for most of his life. ^[3]

In late November, 2017, on a chat with his friends, Sasha sent a photo to his friends that would later mark the end of his life.

While sitting inside of his car by himself and interacting with his other friends via mobile phone, one of his friends texted Sasha in the group chat about his state of being.

^[3]The interaction can be seen in the photo Sasha texted before his death, which is translated as follows:

Seconds after the interaction, the grenade would be set off.

Police were called to investigate Sasha's location.

When they arrived he was found dead inside of his car.

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