31 August 2026

The shooting of a family in Odesa may have been carried out by the brother of a star from the show "Weighed and Happy"

(PHOTO: Screenshot from a video)

Vyacheslav Grabovyi, the winner of Season 10 of the show “Weighed and Happy,” has lost his parents and younger brother. He is currently in the hospital.

Marina Borzhemskaya, a coach on the show, shared the news of the tragedy on her Instagram page. She didn’t reveal any details about exactly what happened, but asked people to support Vyacheslav both emotionally and financially.

“Write a few kind words to Slava. Let him know he’s not alone,” Borzhemskaya urged.

In the comments under the coach’s post, followers noted that the incident was related to a shooting that had occurred the day before in the city. 

A shooting occurred in Odesa the day before, during which three people were killed and one other person was injured. According to police, the incident took place in the city’s Kyivskyi district.

A 50-year-old man used a hunting rifle to shoot his parents and wound his brother. When police arrived at the scene, the man committed suicide.

The injured brother was hospitalized.

The Main Directorate of the National Police in the Odesa region reported the shooting. Investigators, forensic experts, and operatives worked at the scene to determine all the circumstances of the tragedy.

The police report did not specify that the victims of this shooting were Vyacheslav Grabovoy’s parents and younger brother. At the same time, Marina Borzhemskaya’s post about Vyacheslav’s loss of his parents and younger brother appeared in the wake of this tragedy.

Андрій Колісніченко

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