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Two men tripped Russian mine in Kherson Region, one of them died

The men were collecting firewood when they came across a dangerous object. 

Two men tripped Russian mine in Kherson Region, one of them died
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Photo: Kharkiv regional police

In Kherson Region, two local residents tripped a mine. One of them has died and the other was hospitalised. 

According to the Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office, on 27 March, the incident occurred at around 19:00 near the river in the village of Chervonyy Mayak. The men were collecting firewood. One of them died on the spot as a result of the explosion. The second one was hospitalised. 

"Under the procedural supervision of the Beryslav District Prosecutor's Office, a pre-trial investigation was initiated in criminal proceedings over the violation of the laws and customs of war, combined with premeditated murder (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine)," the prosecutor's office said. 

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