One teenager killed and one injured after triggering a mine in a Mykolaiv Oblast field

Sunday, 15 October 2023, 17:09

A 14-year-old teenager was killed and his friend was injured after they accidentally triggered a mine in Mykolaiv Oblast.

Source: Ihor Klymenko, Ukraine’s Minister of Internal Affairs, on Telegram

Quote: "A 14-year-old boy was killed in the Bashtanka district, Mykolaiv Oblast. His 12-year-old friend was injured.

The kids were playing in a field on the outskirts of a village, which had earlier seen active hostilities."

Details: Klymenko also said that since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion a total of 248 people were killed and 525 injured after triggering explosive devices.

Previously: One man was killed and another one sustained injuries after they triggered an explosive device in a forest just outside of the city of Chernihiv.

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