Two people were blown up by a mine in the Kharkiv region

A mined field in Mykolaiv Oblast. Photo by Daria Rohalevych, NikVesti

On Wednesday, July 17, two people detonated a mine in Vovchansk, Kharkiv region.

This was announced by the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Oleh Syniehubov.

«Unfortunately, today in the city of Vovchansk, two local residents blew themselves up with an explosive device. The victims were taken to the hospital,» he wrote.

Oleg Syniehubov said that over the past day, the enemy has struck 45 air bombs and missiles of the Iskander-M type in the Kharkiv region, in the directions of Lypetsk, Zolochiv, and Vovchansk. In the Kupiansk direction, the occupiers destroyed the crossing, which was used, among other things, to evacuate people.

Earlier it was reported that a resident of the village of Myrne, Shevchenkove community, Mykolaiv region, was blown up as a result of the detonation of ammunition — the farmer was hospitalized with injuries.

We will remind that on July 2 in the village of Charivne. A local resident of the Kherson region was blown up by a Russian mine.

How many Ukrainians were affected by mines?

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, over two years, 610 people were injured, 277 were killed during the detonation of mines and other explosive objects. 14 children were among those killed by mines. Most of the victims were in the Mykolaiv, Kherson and Kharkiv regions.

Last year, 2023, 17 people, including one child, died in Mykolaiv Oblast due to the detonation of ammunition. According to the calculations of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SESU), there were a total of 57 cases of detonation of the civilian population by landmines last year.

On November 24, 2022, a case of mine detonation was recorded in the de-occupied Snihurivka community in the Mykolaiv region. Employees of the State Emergency Service were killed and wounded.

On December 15, 2022, a man found two anti-personnel mines left behind by the Russian military in one of the villages of Snihurivka region. The shells were detonated. A 26-year-old man died on the spot. Subsequently, on April 22, 2022, in the town of Snihurivka, near the former mineral water plant, two residents of the community were blown up by an anti-personnel mine.

On September 20, 2023, a car carrying two men was blown up by a mine in Snihurivka. One of them died on the spot, the second man was hospitalized. Later, on October 11, a combine exploded on a mine in a field near the town of Snihurivka. The driver was injured as a result of the explosion and is in the hospital.

Also, on February 1, 2024 , four people were blown up by a landmine near the village of Yevheniivka in the Mykolaiv region. On March 5, 2024 , a 38-year-old man blew himself up in the village of Bezimenne of the Snihurivka community of the Bashtanka district.

We would like to remind you that on March 12, 2024, an interactive safety class was opened at the base of the Department of Emergency Situations in the Mykolaiv region, where children will be taught the rules of handling explosive objects.

Earlier, in August 2023, Mykolaiv rescuers created a mobile class on mine safety, which works in various settlements of the region. It was created to minimize risks and reach as many residents of the region as possible, especially in the de-occupied territories or in settlements where active hostilities were taking place.