Mortar Bomb event in Mykolaiv Oblast, Mykolaiv area, Ukraine on Fri 22nd June 2018

22nd June 2018

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In the afternoon on Friday, June 22, at the stop of public transport Central market, near the jewelry store Golden Age in Nikolaev, police detained a former serviceman who was carrying a 82 mm mortar in a plastic bag. According to News-N, the former ATO participant wanted to sell a mortar mine. He met with a buyer on the street. 6th Slobodka, together they sat in the 75th minibus and went to the Alluvium to look at the goods and pay. However, before that a potential buyer called the police.

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Mykolaiv Oblast ( Mykolaiv area )

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