Two bomb disposal experts killed following detonation of Russian munition in Sumy Oblast

Ukrainska Pravda28 October 2026, 16:49 UTCUkraine

A Russian munition has detonated during humanitarian demining in the Shostka district, claiming the lives of SES bomb disposal experts Oleksandr Kovalchuk and Denys Sydorych.

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