Four Ukrainian police officers were killed and four others injured after a buried landmine exploded in Kherson Oblast on December 7, 2022. The victims included Mykhailo Kuratchenko, Ihor Melnyk, Serhii Nenada, and Vadym Perizhok from the Cherkasy Oblast Police detachment.
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Four Ukrainian police officers were killed and four others injured when Russian mines exploded in Kherson Oblast on 7 December.
The casualties included Mykhailo Kuratchenko, Ihor Melnyk, Serhii Nenada, and Vadym Perizhok from the Cherkasy Oblast Police.
The incident occurred when police officers fell into a mine trap while returning after disposing of seized ammunition and explosives near Fedorivka.
Four police officers, including Cherkasy Oblast police chief Mykhailo Kuratchenko, were killed, and four others were injured while demining liberated areas of Kherson Oblast.
The injured officers are in the hospital, and doctors are fighting for their lives.
Police colonel Mykhailo Kuratchenko, captains Ihor Melnyk and Serhiy Nenada, and corporal Vadym Perizhko died in the Kherson region after falling into a booby trap.
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