Over 20 "extremely dangerous" military items found in 4 districts of Sumy region

Over 20 "extremely dangerous" military items found in 4 districts of Sumy region

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More than 20 extremely dangerous military items, including artillery shells, mortar shells, explosives, hand grenades and grenade launchers, were discovered and neutralized by bomb squad last week in 4 districts of Sumy region.

Last week, bomb squads neutralized 23 explosive devices in Sumy region. These were artillery shells, mortar shells, fuses, hand grenades and under-barrel grenades, and shots from hand grenade launchers, UNN reports, citing the Sumy City Military Administration.

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In Konotop, Shostka, Sumy, and Okhtyrka districts, rescuers discovered what they say are extremely dangerous finds from a military arsenal. Last week, experts neutralized 23 explosive items, including artillery shells, mortar shells, explosives, hand grenades and under-barrel grenades, and shots from hand grenade launchers.

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Since the beginning of the year, 170 cases of detection of explosive devices have been recorded in Sumy region.

Important: if you find such items, you must move away from the place of discovery to a safe distance of at least 100 meters and call the emergency services by calling 101 and 102.

Recall

In early March, sappers in Kharkiv region discovered and defused 174 explosive devices. In total, almost 90 thousand explosive devices have been defused since the beginning of the war.