Man injured in land mine blast in Kharkiv region

In Kharkiv region, a resident of Snizhkivka village was injured after stepping on a land mine left by Russian invaders. He was hospitalized with shrapnel wounds.

"In the village of Snizhkivka, Izium district, a 40-year-old civilian man stepped on a ‘petal’ mine. As a result of the explosion, he received shrapnel wounds and a mine blast injury. He was hospitalized in a moderate condition," Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, wrote on Telegram.

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As reported, the Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated most of Izium district from Russian invaders in the September 2022 counteroffensive.

Kharkiv region’s liberated territories are the most explosive-contaminated areas in Ukraine.