The police said that in the north of the Sumy region on the night of March 5, the Russians used dangerous ammunition – SHOAB-0.5 ball fragmentation bombs.
Russian troops remotely mine the Sumy region of Ukraine with ball aerial bombs. The Sumy region police reported this on Facebook on March 5.
It is noted that in the north of the Sumy region on the night of March 5, the Russians used dangerous ammunition – SHOAB-0.5 ball fragmentation bombs.
Thus, the enemy remotely mined the area in the Shostkinsky district, namely near the village of Marchikhina Buda.
“Russian aviation used RBK-500 cluster bombs when carrying out airstrikes. One such cluster contains 565 SHOAB-0.5 ball aerial bombs weighing 400 grams each and has a large affected area,” the report said.
As Igor Chernyak, head of the explosion-technical service of the Main Directorate for Explosive Operations in the Sumy region, said, in appearance this object looks like a small silver ball with small “ribs” protruding from the body. Bombs can attract children's attention.
“We do not recommend touching such finds to anyone. Employees of the explosives department of the Main Directorate for Police in the Sumy region are working at the scene, clearing the area of these bombs,” Chernyak said.
The police asked local residents not to approach explosive objects, not to pick them up, and not to carry out any manipulations with them.
“If you find a SHOAB-0.5 aerial bomb or any other explosive objects, immediately inform the police by calling 102,” the police noted.
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