Four officials in southwestern Russia’s Kursk region were wounded in a mine explosion early Friday, Governor Alexander Khinshtein said. “This morning in the center of Rylsk, a vehicle carrying Rylsk District administration staff hit a mine,” Khinshtein wrote in a post on Telegram, referring to a town 35 kilometers (21.5 miles) from the border with northeastern Ukraine’s Sumy region. “The explosive device was detonated remotely,” he added without elaborating.
July 3, 2026
Rylsk District Head Vladimir Kovalchuk.
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Four officials in southwestern Russia’s Kursk region were wounded in a mine explosion early Friday, Governor Alexander Khinshtein said.
“This morning in the center of Rylsk, a vehicle carrying Rylsk District administration staff hit a mine,” Khinshtein wrote in a post on Telegram, referring to a town 35 kilometers (21.5 miles) from the border with northeastern Ukraine’s Sumy region.
Four people sustained injuries
Three people were injured after their vehicle hit a Russian mine near Kherson. — Ukrinform.
According to the official, the reporter was taken to a local hospital where he is receiving medical treatment
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