A woman was blown up by a mine in the Kherson region: her leg was torn off

Mine «Petal» / Photo from open sources

On June 30, a 71-year-old woman was injured in the explosion of a PFM-1 «Petal» anti-personnel mine in the Kharkiv region.

As reported by the State Service for Emergency Situations, the event happened in the village of Yaremivka, Izyum district.

The woman was hospitalized with a traumatic amputation of her right foot.

«We appeal to everyone to be as careful as possible and always remember the high mine danger,» the emergency workers emphasize.

The State Emergency Service reminded that at the moment it is better not to walk on unknown or untested dirt roads. Do not touch any suspicious or unfamiliar objects. It is also forbidden to visit forests, forest strips, fields, rivers and other open spaces, especially those where battles were fought or which were under occupation.

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 the Mykolaiv Oblast due to the detonation of ammunition. According to the calculations of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (ESES), 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 Mykolayiv 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 the Snihurivka region. The shells were detonated. A 26-year-old man died on the spot.

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.

In the city of Snihurivka, on September 20, 2023 , a car carrying two men was blown up by a mine. One of them died on the spot, the second man was hospitalized.

On October 11, 2023, a mine exploded in a field near the town of Snigurivka. The driver was injured as a result of the explosion and is in the hospital.

Also, on February 1, 2024 , four people were detonated by a mine near the village of Yevgenivka in the Mykolaiv region.

On March 5, 2024, a 38-year-old man blew himself up in the village of Bezimenne, Sniguriv community, Bashtanka district.

In addition, in the Snihurivka region, the pyrotechnic group of the State Emergency Service demined the area where a cow was detonated on an explosive device.