Ukrainian Who Juggled with a Knife as a Child Became a Spy: He Couldn't Take Hostages

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52-year-old Kharkiv resident Vyacheslav cannot explain why he liked to juggle knives and throw them at a target as a child. He speculates that his interest in weapons may have been sparked by his grandmother's stories that his great-grandfathers were warlike Cossacks. The single boy grew up without a father, his mother held responsible government positions, so his grandparents were involved in his upbringing, and they loved to tell their grandso…