In the Kharkiv region, four men triggered explosives while on the riverbank.

In the Kharkiv region, four civilian men were hospitalized following an explosion of an unknown object.

This was reported by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES).

The incident occurred on February 2 on the banks of the Siverskyi Donets River in the city of Izium.

The report did not specify what the men were doing there, but police state that one of them picked up an unknown object, which caused the explosion. The injured are currently under medical supervision, but no details regarding their condition have been provided.

No photos from the scene of the incident have been published by the SES or the police. Meanwhile, citizens have been urged to exercise caution.

If you find a suspicious object:

• under no circumstances touch it;
• report the find to the SES (101) or the police (102);
• warn passersby about the potential danger;
• move as far away from the suspicious object as possible;
• wait for specialists to arrive and indicate the location of the object to them.

ZMINA reported on the dangerous objects that are now increasingly encountered in Ukraine.

Recall that in nearly three years of full-scale war in Ukraine, over three hundred people have been injured by explosives. For the second consecutive year, the number of casualties due to cluster munitions in the country is the highest in the world.