Two teens blow up on mine in Mykolaiv region

In Ukraine’s Mykolaiv region, one teenager died and another was injured after a mine set off.

This was reported by the Minister of Internal Affairs, Ihor Klymenko, Ukrinform saw.

"A 14-year-old teenage boy died in the Bashtanka district, Mykolaiv region. His 12-year-old friend sustained injuries. Children were playing in the field outside the village where hostilities had been raging previously," said Klymenko.

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According to the minister, since the full-scale invasion, 248 people have been killed and 525 – injured in incidents involving explosive devices.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, today, October 15, two local residents blew up on a landmine in a forest strip in Chernihiv region. One man died and another was wounded.