Since the beginning of the year, fire engineers of the State Emergency Service have seized and destroyed almost 52 thousand explosive objects
Pyrotechnic units of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine carry out daily work to survey the territory of the country, identify, seize and destroy explosive objects from past wars. During the last day alone, August 9, 28 sorties were made, during which 647 munitions were found.
So, for example, in the Ivano-Frankivsk region of the last day, the fire brigade of the State Emergency Service destroyed 2 explosive objects: in the village of Nova Guta, Nadvirnyansky district, one 82 mm mortar mine of the First World War, found in an open area in the forest area; in the village of Mykulychychyk Nadvornyansky district, one 50 mm mortar mine from World War II, discovered on the bank of a mountain stream.
At the same time, a 152 mm artillery shell and a hand grenade RGD-33 from the Second World War were destroyed by the pyrotechnic works and underwater demining group of the Special Purpose Emergency Rescue Detachment of the Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Chernihiv region in the prescribed manner. Explosive objects were discovered on the same day near s. Sukhinya, Nizhyn district, and near the village. Maliyky, Chernihiv district. During an additional survey of the surrounding areas, no other pyrotechnic munitions were found.
On the same day, in the Zhytomyr region, fire engines of the State Emergency Service destroyed a aviation bomb of the past wars, discovered the day before in the village. Volytsia, Zhytomyr district. The unknown metal object was stumbled upon by scrap metal seekers. Upon arrival at the site of the call, the specialists of the State Emergency Service identified the find as a FAB-100 air bomb of the Second World War. The recovered ammunition was taken to a special location and destroyed by detonation.
On August 9, in the Cherkasy region, the State Emergency Service received a message that at about 09:40 in the Zolotonsky district, 8 artillery shells were found in the open area. Specialists of the group of pyrotechnic works and underwater demining of the Special Purpose Emergency Rescue Squad arrived at the scene, who identified the find as 150 mm artillery shells of the past wars. Ammunition recovered and destroyed.
In addition, work is underway on the demining of liberated territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Thus, during August 9, units of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the territory of Donetsk region, where the PLO is conducted, examined 22.49 hectares of territory and 0.07 hectares of water area and identified and removed 70 VNPs.
In total, since the beginning of the year, the pyrotechnic units of the SNS have seized and destroyed 51 thousand 647 explosive objects, including 577 aircraft bombs.
Therefore, in order to prevent accidents among the population in case of detection of explosive objects, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine once again appeals to citizens to observe the rules of safe handling of explosive or unknown objects!
It is strictly forbidden:
- touch a suspicious object or move it;
- fill it with liquids, cover it with soil or cover it with something;
- to exert sound, light, thermal or mechanical effects on a suspicious object, because almost all explosive substances are sensitive to mechanical, sound effects and heating;
- try to independently neutralize the find.
Remember that in case of detection of explosive objects, it is necessary to immediately report this at the number “101” or “102” and in no case try to independently identify the found ammunition.
