Undefined Explosive Device (UED)

Undefined Explosive Device (UED) event in Kherson area, Ukraine on Sun 22nd March 2026

22nd March 2026

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In Kherson, an 85-year-old woman died as a result of an explosion of ammunition she brought home.

Source: Head of Kherson OVA Oleksandr Prokudin

Details : On Sunday, Prokudin reported that the body of an elderly woman who had sustained fatal injuries from enemy shelling was found in the center of Kherson.

He later clarified that the 85-year-old woman had brought home an unidentified munition that detonated in her hands. As a result of the explosion, she suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Previously, the area where the Kherson resident lived was repeatedly shelled by Russian occupiers with cluster shells.

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