Two civilians were killed when mines were blown up by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson region

Two civilians were killed in the settlements of Podlesnoye and Alyoshki, Kherson region, as a result of a mine explosion by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This was announced on February 18 by the head of the region, Vladimir Saldo.

"In the village of Podlesnoye, Alyoshkinsky district, a man born in 1968 died as a result of a mine explosion. A man was killed in a mine explosion in Alyoshki. The identity of the deceased is being established," his message on the Telegram channel says.

It also clarifies that as a result of the massive shelling of the territory of the Kherson region, three apartment buildings were damaged in the village of Novaya Kakhovka, as well as low—pressure gas pipelines, a private house and a car in the village of Plodovoye, and four private residential buildings in Preobrazhenka. The governor clarified that there are no victims or injured people in the listed entities as a result of the incident.

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Another 50 people were injured, 6 of them are in serious condition.

On the same day, the governor of the Bryansk region, Alexander Bogomaz, announced the death of a civilian as a result of a Ukrainian drone attack in the village of Aleynikovo, Starodubsky municipal district. The head of the region said that the family of the deceased will receive the necessary financial assistance.

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