Bomb (Air Delivered) event in Donetsk, Kurakhove area, Ukraine on Sat 13th April 2024

13th April 2024

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Near Kurakhove, Donetsk region, sappers defused an unexploded Russian KAB-500 bomb.

According to Ukrinform, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported this on Facebook.

"The bomb fell in a field near the town of Kurakhove and did not detonate," the statement said.

According to the State Emergency Service, if a 500kg bomb detonated, the radius of the debris could be more than 1,000 metres, posing a serious threat to human life and health.

As reported by Ukrinform, in the Kharkiv region, the State Emergency Service sappers defused an unexploded Russian aircraft bomb.

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Donetsk ( Kurakhove area )

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