Projectile event in Mykolaiv Oblast, Bashtanka area, Ukraine on Sun 17th February 2019

17th February 2019

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On the evening of Sunday, February 17, a sixth-grade student with traumatic amputation of the arm was brought to Bashtansk Central District Hospital. According to the local publication News-N, the teen was operated on, he is currently in intensive care, his condition is stable. According to preliminary data, the schoolboy found an object or a cartridge from his parents, whether it was a small-caliber projectile or a detonator - which exploded in his hands. More precisely all the circumstances have to find out the investigation.

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Mykolaiv Oblast ( Bashtanka area )

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