Four civilians were severely injured after triggering explosive devices in Kherson Oblast on March 26, 2023. One incident occurred near the village of Kostyrka in Vysokopillia district where a man inspecting a field triggered a Russian-laid mine. Earlier, three people were injured in explosions near villages of Ishchenka and Ivanivka in Beryslav district.

Four civilians sustained severe injuries after triggering explosive devices in Kherson Oblast over the course of Sunday, 26 March.

Four civilians were severely injured and hospitalized as a result of two separate mine explosions in the fields near the villages of Ishchenka, Ivanivka, and Kostyrka in Kherson Oblast on March 26.

A 25-year-old civilian was seriously injured when an anti-personnel mine 'petal' left by the Russians blew up in his hands in the Velykooleksandrivka community of the Kherson region.

According to eyewitnesses, the victim was collecting 'petal' mines in a field near the village of Ishchenko when one detonated.

The Kherson Regional Military Administration reported the man was hospitalized with injuries to both upper limbs and the abdomen and planned for transfer to Kryvyi Rih.