Ukraine's State Emergency Service posts video showing removal of drone carrying cluster munitions from Vyshhorod rooftop
The State Emergency Service of Ukraine has posted a video showing how a damaged Russian drone carrying cluster munitions was removed from a rooftop in the city of Vyshhorod in Kyiv Oblast. The drone had landed on the roof of a high-rise residential building and could have exploded.
Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Quote: "One of the Russian drones hit the roof of a high-rise residential building during a nighttime enemy attack on the city but fortunately did not explode.
As a result the damaged drone, its warhead and 21 cluster munitions remained on the roof. Another dangerous cluster bomb unit was found on the building's premises.
All these explosive objects posed a critical threat to the residents of the complex, as the cluster munition elements are equipped with self-destruct mechanisms and could have detonated at any moment."
Details: The State Emergency Service noted that the area had been cordoned off and residents of the upper floors were evacuated so that the dangerous items could be removed.
A drone and a multifunctional robot were used to remove the objects from the building's roof.
Quote: "The robot carefully collected all the explosive objects into a special container, which was then lifted by crane into a bomb disposal vehicle."
Details: Afterwards, all the munitions were destroyed in a controlled explosion at a designated site.
Background:
- It was reported earlier that several powerful explosions had been heard during the Russian UAV attack on Vyshhorod on the evening of 29 November. A high-rise building was damaged and a house was destroyed. At the time, it was reported that one person had been killed and another 11 injured.
- It later emerged that 19 people, including four children, were injured in the Russian strike on Vyshhorod.
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