A grandfather and grandson were blown up by an enemy mine in the Kherson region
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- Daria Rohalevych
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7:36, 12 May, 2024
Demining. Archive photo of NikVestiOn Saturday, May 11, a grandfather and his 11-year-old grandson were blown up by a Russian mine in the Kherson region.
Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of Kherson RMA, announced this.
The incident happened in the village of Muzykivka, 16 kilometers from Kherson. A grandfather and grandson were herding cattle near a canal when one of the goats stepped on an explosive device, which then exploded.
The injured arrived at the hospital around 5:00 p.m. A 63-year-old man was diagnosed with shrapnel wounds to his legs and back. Doctors provided him with the necessary medical assistance. An 11-year-old boy was hospitalized with shrapnel wounds to his legs, chest and abdomen. The child was operated on.
«He had injuries to the fibula bones, as well as injuries to the soft tissues of the abdominal cavity and chest. An operation was performed. The child is stabilized, there is no danger to her health,» said the doctor of the local hospital.
Earlier, NikVesti told about the Verovkins family, who live in a small village near Snihurivka, Mykolaiv region. Brothers Ihor and Oleksandr are farmers, raise children and even play football. You can't say that in the fall of 2022, during the occupation of the village by Russian soldiers, the brothers exploded on petal mines that the invaders left on the road and lost their legs.
