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| Almost 220 WWII artillery shells found in Ukraine |
| 2021-05-30 |
| [Korrespondent] Pyrotechnists in the Cherkasy region have found more than 223 shells from the Second World War, according to the State Service of Ukraine for Emergency Situations. A dangerous find was revealed in the Zvenigorod region near the village of Erki. In particular, 192 artillery shells with a caliber of 76 mm, 21 artillery shells with a caliber of 85 mm, one mortar mine with a caliber of 81 mm and 6 grenades were seized. The survey of the territory continues. We will remind, earlier it was reported that in the Donbass the girl escaped through a minefield from the occupied areas of Donetsk region. According to the Ukrainian police, a 16-year-old resident of the occupied Gorlovka expressed a desire to live in a free territory. It was also reported that during the day in the area of ​​operation of the Joint Forces, pyrotechnics cleared 1.5 hectares of territory and transferred 30 explosives for destruction. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #2 That's a lot of IEDs. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2021-05-30 14:10 |
| #1 Take a look at the number of BOMBS still being from in London and in key Germany targets from WW2. EG. The remains of the Prüm Germany Ammo Dump on the mountain overlooking the area that exploded 1949. It spewed explosives everywhere and we were told they were still finding EOD stuff in area fields up to a 1.5+ Miles away. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2021-05-30 07:05 |