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Projectile event in Zhytomyr Oblast, Fasova area, Ukraine on Sun 20th May 2018

20th May 2018

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On May 21, a group of pyrotechnic works from the Directorate of the SES of Zhytomyr region destroyed 2 explosive objects from the past wars. A dangerous finding was discovered the day before, near the rural settlements of Stary Bobryk and Fasov Khoroshevsky district. In the first case, locals encountered an explosive object while grazing on the field. The second is the peasants during their excavation work on their own plot. On-call DSNS specialists identified them as 76 mm and 105 mm artillery shells.

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Zhytomyr Oblast ( Fasova area )

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