Mine
Mine event in Zhytomyr Oblast, Babushky area, Ukraine on Thu 24th May 2018
24th May 2018
On May 24, a group of pyrotechnic works from the Directorate of the SES of Ukraine in Zhytomyr Oblast destroyed 3 ammunition from the past wars. The findings were discovered in two areas. The first report of the detection of a suspicious find came from the village. New Lubar district of the Lubar district In the land on the pasture on the outskirts of the village, a peasant noticed an unknown object, similar to a mine. He immediately called 101. SESA specialists who arrived at the site found that it was a mortar mine of 120 mm caliber from the past wars. Two more ammunition were found in the Chudnivskyi area. In the village. The peasants' grandmothers spotted a 76mm artillery shell in a reclamation stream. And in the village. A female man threw a 82-millimeter mortar at a tractor while carrying out ground work on a tractor. Both shells were also found in times of past wars. Rescuers warn! Ammunition that has lain in the ground for a long time can rise to the surface due to the effects of natural factors on them. In the event that such objects are found, do not in any case touch them or try to move them. Call the 101 or 102 emergency numbers immediately. If possible, fence the location of the object and do not allow citizens.
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Zhytomyr Oblast ( Babushky area )
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