Mine
Mine event in Sumy, Velyka Pysarivka area, Ukraine on Wed 6th May 2026
6th May 2026
A man has been killed after stepping on a Russian mine in the Velyka Pysarivka hromada in Sumy Oblast. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]
Source: Oleh Hryhorov, Head of Sumy Oblast Military Administration
Quote: "A 69-year-old man was blown up by an enemy mine in the Velyka Pysarivka hromada. He stepped on it near his garden. The Russians likely dropped the mine from a drone. The man sustained critical injuries and died at the scene."
Background: On 6 May, Russian forces attacked a kindergarten in central Sumy with loitering munitions. A security guard at the facility was killed and two other people were injured.
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Ukraine (UKR)
Sumy ( Velyka Pysarivka area )
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