Two men killed in Sumy region after drone detonates

Two men killed in Sumy region after drone detonates

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In the Putyvl community in the Sumy region, two men were killed when a part of a drone they had loaded into a car detonated.

According to Ukrinform, Oleh Hryhorov, head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram.

“This morning in the Putyvl community, two men found parts of a drone and loaded them into a car. One of the explosive components detonated,” Hryhorov said.

He stated that the explosion killed two men aged 45 and 47.

Read also: Man killed in Kherson region after invaders dropped explosives from drone

As reported by Ukrinform, in the Sumy region, a 12-year-old boy brought home an unknown object that exploded; the child was hospitalized with injuries.

Photo: Sumy Regional Military Administration

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