Border guards were blown up by a mine in Lugansk region, six injured
Border guards at the BTR-80 was blown up by antitank mine on the border in the Lugansk region, Wounded and injured six border guards, informs on Tuesday, the state border service.
the incident took place yesterday during the reconnaissance activities on the border in Lugansk region.
" Border guards at the BTR-80 was blown up by an anti-tank mine. Wounded and injured six border guards, four of them evacuated to the field hospital. According to the survey, adjacent to the undermining of the APC areas, the sappers of the armed forces of Ukraine was found and defused another nine laid anti-tank mines ", - it is informed in the report.
the Ministry emphasized that the units of the state border service of Ukraine in cooperation with the Armed forces and the National guard continued active measures to resume the protection and defense of the state border in the border regions of Lugansk and Donetsk regions.
Ukraine, February 22, there was a change of government, but a number of South-Eastern regions did not recognize the legitimacy of the new authorities. There were started rallies of supporters of independence against Kyiv authorities in mid-April launched a special military operation with use of aviation, armored vehicles and heavy artillery.