In Kherson, a utility worker was blown up by a Russian "Petal" mine
Kyiv • UNN
A 55-year-old utility worker in the Korabelny district of Kherson stepped on a "Petal" mine, which detonated. The man sustained a mine-blast injury and is under medical supervision.
In Kherson, a 55-year-old utility worker was blown up by a Russian mine. The man sustained a mine-blast injury and is currently under medical supervision. This was reported by the Kherson Regional Military Administration, UNN reports.
Details
This morning, in the Korabelny district of Kherson, a utility worker was blown up by a Russian mine. The 55-year-old man stepped on a "petal" mine, which detonated
It is noted that the man sustained a mine-blast injury and is currently under medical supervision.
Additionally
The PFM-1 "Petal" anti-personnel fragmentation mine was created in the Soviet Union and is an almost exact copy of the American BLU-43/B "Dragontooth" mine. It was widely used by Soviet troops during the war in Afghanistan from 1979 to 1989, and after the collapse of the USSR, in armed conflicts in the post-Soviet space.
The mine is banned by the Ottawa Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction.
Recall
Over the past day, July 10, as a result of shelling, 7 people died in Donetsk region. Another 21 people in the region were injured during the day.