Kyiv region: tractor driver near Makariv is blown up by Russian mine, but survives

DENYS KARLOVSKYI — TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022, 18:52

THE TRACTOR THAT HIT A RUSSIAN MINE. PHOTO: KYIV OBLAST POLICE

A 37-year-old tractor driver was blown up by a Russian mine when he drove into a field in the village of Andriivka near Makariv, but he was not seriously injured.

Source: Kyiv oblast police

Quote: "In the village of Andriivka, near Makariv, a tractor driver went into a field to do fieldwork and ran into an anti-tank mine left by the invaders. 

The Kyiv oblast police are once again warning citizens: avoid forest and field roads in the de-occupied territories.  

If you find any suspicious items, immediately call the special line on 102."

Details: Sappers who arrived at the scene found another unexploded mine under the wheels of the damaged tractor.

Background:

• On 8 May, a resident of Kyiv Oblast died in a forest belt near the village of Zalissia when he was blown up by an undetected Russian mine.
• Ukrainian investigators found another mass burial site near Makariv where Russians had buried the bodies of dead civilians.