Cluster Bomb / Submunition

Cluster Bomb / Submunition event in Mykolaiv, Bashtans'kyi District area, Ukraine on Mon 21st September 2026

21st September 2026

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A 31-year-old tractor driver died in a field in the Mykolaiv region on September 21. While the tractor was working the land, a cluster munition detonated. The man received fatal shrapnel wounds.

The Mykolaiv Regional Prosecutor's Office reported this on September 22 .

According to the investigation, the man was working in a field in the Bashtansky district. When the tractor ran over a cluster munition, it detonated.

The 31-year-old tractor driver received shrapnel wounds and died.

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Mykolaiv ( Bashtans'kyi District area )

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