Two pyrotechnics of the Ministry of Emergency Situations died during the mine clearance of a settlement in the DPR

Two employees of the pyrotechnic work unit of the Ministry of Emergency Situations died during mine clearance in one of the settlements of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) on May 18.

"Unfortunately, an unidentified explosion occurred during the work. Anton Bondarenko, 26, and Dmitry Medvedev, 29, died on the spot," the agency wrote on the Maks messenger.

The leadership and personnel of the Main Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations in the DPR also expressed their condolences to the families of those killed while performing their duties.

Clear field: how sappers return security to Donbass

Specialists will have to clear almost 1,200 hectares of land and prepare sites for the construction of infrastructure.

On May 10, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the sappers of the Center group of forces used the Courier robotic complex with an electromagnetic cannon to mine the liberated settlements in the DPR. The device creates a powerful pulse that detonates the magnetic sensors of the fuses at a safe distance.