An employee of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine died during the clearance of the territory near the water pipe of the pumping station in Donetsk region due to the explosion. Another two workers of the Civil Protection Service sustained injuries as Interior Ministry of Ukraine reported on Facebook.
“Today, about 10:30 a.m., the group of workers of the Emergency Service of Ukraine got blown up near Zaitseve, Bakhmut area, Donetsk region during the clearance of the territory near the water pipe of the pumping station Siversky Donets-Donbas (the grey zone),” the message said.
According to the message, Petty Officer of the Civil Protection Boitsov A. L. died, while Senior Lieutenant of the Civil Protection Slepkan D.H. and Staff Sergeant Bezkorovainy E.A. sustained injuries.
As we reported, pro-Russian militants performed 13 attacks in the Joint Forces Operation zone, they used Minsk-banned weapons seven times. One Ukrainian soldier died on April 8.
Besides, Yaroslav Chemny from Ivano Frankivsk died in Donbas. Earlier Ukrainian soldiers Dmytro Streknev and Ivan Lysytsia died in Joint Forces Operation zone near Khutir Vilny, Luhansk region.