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Mine event in Donetsk Oblast , Horlivka area, Ukraine on Wed 14th April 2021

14th April 2021

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Militants with the help of the UAV pass Donbass The war in the Donbass Donbass DPSU Demining Russian aggression Ukraine Civilians In addition to blocking the movement of people, the Russian occupation forces and their mercenaries have significantly aggravated the security situation within the humanitarian road corridors. This was reported by the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine. Yesterday at about 5 am a border patrol performing tasks within the humanitarian road corridor "Horlivka - Bakhmut" discovered the flight of an enemy UAV. According to the algorithm of actions in detecting air targets, the interacting units of the Armed Forces and border guards in the Majorske checkpoint, in the direction of which the aircraft was moving, were informed. Later, with the help of UAVs, the enemy carried out remote mining of the area. Including setting one POM-2 antipersonnel mine directly within the Mayorske entry-exit checkpoint. It is known that the actual passage of citizens through the demarcation line in the road corridor "Gorlovka - Bakhmut" due to the fault of the occupiers is not carried out. At the same time, residents of frontline settlements are moving through the checkpoint, whose security has been threatened by pro-Russian militants. The use of anti-personnel mines by the occupiers within the CPVR endangers the lives not only of border guards but also of civilians. Thanks to the UAV's border patrol, the mine site was detected and isolated in time. The safety of movement along the road corridor was restored - the mine was neutralized by engineering and sapper units of the Armed Forces. Border guards are ready to allow citizens to cross the demarcation line. Since the beginning of this year, there have been six cases of Russian POM-2 mines being used by Russian mercenaries. Also, the facts of remote mining were recorded on February 7 and March 8 in the settlement of Luhansk, on February 24 in the settlement of Vodiane, - informs ArmyInform .

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Donetsk Oblast ( Horlivka area )

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