Tractor hits explosive in Kharkiv region, two people injured

In Kharkiv region, two people were injured after a tractor ran over an unknown explosive.

That’s according to the main directorate of the National Police in Kharkiv region, Ukrinform reports.

"On June 5, a tractor hit an unknown explosive device near the village of Potykhonove in Kupiansk district. As a result of the explosion, a 58-year-old man and a 51-year-old woman were injured. They were taken to the hospital," the report says.

According to the State Emergency Service, the explosion occurred on the road near the village.

As reported by Ukrinform, on June 2, a woman was killed, three children and a man were seriously injured as their car drove over an explosive device in Zolochiv community, Bohodukhiv district, Kharkiv region.