Man killed and his wife seriously injured by explosive detonation in Kherson Oblast

A 55-year-old man has died, and his wife has been taken to hospital in a critical condition following an explosion in Kherson Oblast.

Source: Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of Oblast Military Administration

Details: Prokudin reported that the incident occurred in the village of Ishchenka, Velyka Oleksandrivka hromada, Kherson Oblast. The man sustained fatal injuries from the explosion, while his 53-year-old wife was taken to hospital with severe injuries. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

Quote: "The 55-year-old man died at the scene from his injuries. The 53-year-old woman was taken to hospital in a critical condition with blast injuries, abdominal wounds and fractures of her arm bones." 

Background: An explosion occurred during the demining of a private household in Kherson, resulting in the fatal injury of police captain Oleksandr Viter. The deceased was 41 years old. Oleksandr had served in the police for 10 years, working in the Kherson Special Police Patrol Battalion and the explosives department.

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