A man was blown up by explosives dropped from a UAV in the Kursk village

A man was blown up by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) explosives in the Kursk village. This was announced on October 17 by the governor of the region, Alexander Khinstein.

"Unfortunately, a local resident was blown up by a landmine on his way to the cottage. A 49-year-old man has a mine explosion injury and partial amputation of his foot. He was hospitalized in Kursk," the head of the region said in a message on the Maks messenger.

According to the governor, the Ukrainian Armed Forces dropped explosive devices from a UAV in the village of Bely Kolodez, Zolotukhinsky district. The scene was checked by the Ministry of Emergency Situations sappers. Khinstein urged residents of the Kursk region to be vigilant when entering the forest, as "the enemy is treacherous and merciless."

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