Kyiv region: tractor driver near Makariv is blown up by Russian mine, but survives
DENYS KARLOVSKYI — TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022, 18:52
THE TRACTOR THAT HIT A RUSSIAN MINE. PHOTO: KYIV OBLAST POLICE
A 37-year-old tractor driver was blown up by a Russian mine when he drove into a field in the village of Andriivka near Makariv, but he was not seriously injured.
Source: Kyiv oblast police
Quote: "In the village of Andriivka, near Makariv, a tractor driver went into a field to do fieldwork and ran into an anti-tank mine left by the invaders.
The Kyiv oblast police are once again warning citizens: avoid forest and field roads in the de-occupied territories.
If you find any suspicious items, immediately call the special line on 102."
Details: Sappers who arrived at the scene found another unexploded mine under the wheels of the damaged tractor.
Background:
On 8 May, a resident of Kyiv Oblast died in a forest belt near the village of Zalissia when he was blown up by an undetected Russian mine.
Ukrainian investigators found another mass burial site near Makariv where Russians had buried the bodies of dead civilians.
