Forest guard car blown up in Zhytomyr Oblast: One dead, one wounded
KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO — FRIDAY, 2 SEPTEMBER 2022, 20:01
A forest guard car has driven over a landmine in Zhytomyr Oblast. One person died, and the other one was wounded.
Source: Zhytomyr Oblast Forestry and Hunting Management on Facebook
Quote: "Another tragedy in Narodytskyi Spetslishosp [specialised forestry]. The company's forest guard vehicle exploded upon contacting a mine.
As a result of the explosion, Serhii Salivonik, huntsman of the Radchanskyi Forestry, was killed on the spot, and a forester of the same forestry was injured. He was taken to a medical facility."
Details: The report also says that the deceased man had three children.
A local outlet reported that in July, a similar incident took place in the same Narodytska hromada [amalgamated territorial community - an administrative unit designating a town, village or several villages and their adjacent territories] near Zalissia village, Zhytomyr Oblast. Two people perished, and six more were wounded as a car exploded after driving upon an explosive device.
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