One serviceman killed, five wounded at exercises in Kyiv region

One serviceman has been killed and five more have been wounded at a training ground in Kyiv region, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has reported on Facebook.

"Today, on August 4, at about 11.00, one serviceman was killed and five more servicemen sustained various injuries after an artillery shell exploded during combat shooting at a military range in Kyiv region," the report says.

The wounded were given emergency medical care and hospitalized.

A commission and representatives of law enforcement agencies are working at the scene of the accident to determine the cause and circumstances of the accident.

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