Three fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine died in mines due to negligence – Office of the Attorney General

No steps were taken to mark and encircle the roadside anti-tank mines in the Novoluganskiy area with warning signs and fences.

The Donetsk garrison military prosecutor’s office reported the suspicion to the former head of the engineering service of one of the military units as part of an investigation into the explosion of three soldiers in the Donbass in February this year. This was reported by the press service of the Attorney General’s Office on Wednesday, March 10.

According to the investigation, in January-February 2021, the military did not take measures to mark with warning signs and encircle a group of anti-tank mines that were on the asphalt road in the area of ​​the Novoluhanskoye settlement, Bakhmutskiy. district, Donetsk region.

“Nor did he inform the command about his whereabouts, he did not take measures to protect this area of ​​the land and clear explosives. This caused the death of three soldiers on February 14, 2021 as a result of the explosion of a mine.” “the statement read.

The former head of the engineering service is a suspect under the article on negligence in military service (part 3 of article 425 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

We will remember, on March 1 in Donbass near Vodyanoye, a car with the military exploded. Later, nine people were injured.

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