Two tractor drivers explode in Mykolaiv region - one killed, another in hospital

Two tractor drivers explode in Mykolaiv region - one killed, another in hospital

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In the Mykolaiv region, two tractor drivers were blown up on a cluster shell - one died and the other is in the hospital.

Serhiy Shayhet, the chief of police of the Mykolaiv region, reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.

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"The tragic incident occurred near the village of Lepetykha in the Bereznehuvate community. Two tractor drivers came to the field to prepare straw for the cattle for the winter. At some point, one of the villagers stepped on a cluster shell lying on the field, and the dangerous device detonated," the statement reads.

It is noted that the 48-year-old man died at the scene. The other man was taken to a medical facility.

As reported, in the Mykolaiv region, a man died in his own yard as a result of an explosion.

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