UAV event in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine on Wed 23rd October 2024

Explosive experts of Sumy Police neutralise combat unit of enemy UAV

Today, a mobile group of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Department of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Sumy region neutralised a warhead of a Russian attack UAV shot down by the Ukrainian Defence Forces.

Following daily air strikes by the Russian army in Ukraine, the police receive reports from citizens about the discovery of downed enemy drones with unexploded warheads.

Thus, today in one of the districts of Sumy region, the wreckage of a downed aircraft-type UAV was found, the warhead of which did not explode during the fall. After inspecting the remains of the UAV, police explosive experts neutralised its warhead and took the explosives to a safe place for further destruction.

Ihor Cherniak, Head of the Explosive Ordnance Department of the Sumy Regional Police, advises citizens to report any explosive or other suspicious items to the authorities, the military or the police by calling 102.