Five of them were hospitalized.
On Friday, February 3, 2023, in Izyum, Kharkiv region, seven teenagers were injured due to the detonation of a fragment of an anti-personnel mine.
“Today at around 8:00 p.m. in Izyum, seven teenagers (three boys and four girls) aged 14-17 found a fragment of a “petal” anti-personnel mine. One of the teenagers picked it up from the ground and threw it with the others. The mine detonated,” said the head of Kharkiv . Oleg Synegubov of the regional military administration.
As a result of the explosion, all the children received shrapnel injuries.
“Their condition is satisfactory. However, five of them were hospitalized in the Izyum hospital. There is no threat to their lives now,” Sinegubov added.
He reminded of the high mine danger in the de-occupied territories of Kharkiv Oblast.
“In case of discovery of suspicious objects, in no case should you take them into your hands. It is very dangerous. It is necessary to immediately inform the experts of the State Emergency Service or the police about such a find,” – stressed the head of the OVA.
The situation in Kharkiv Oblast
After the de-occupation of a large part of the Kharkiv region, the enemy continues shelling the region. At 4:30 a.m. on February 3, the Russians shelled the town of Barvinkovo. As a result of getting into a private house, two brothers died, and their father was injured.
At the same time, the General Staff of the Armed Forces reported that the Russian occupiers in the Tavilzhanka area of the Kupyan district of Kharkiv region are preparing to destroy the road infrastructure, mine bridges, dams and crossings.
In addition, Serhii Zgurets, director of the Defense Express information and consulting company, suggested that Russian troops may return to Kharkiv region. The occupiers can defend themselves in the Luhansk region near the town of Troitske, and then launch a counterattack on the Kharkiv region from this point.
