A truck with locals inside hit a mine near Horlivka

On the territory of Donetsk region, which is beyond Ukraine’s control, a truck with local residents inside was blown up on a anti-tank mine near the village of Bairak (Horlivka district). A woman and a man were injured.

As reported by the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission.

“The monitors spoke with a 55-year old woman who said she had been injured when the truck in which she had been travelling hit a mine. According to her, the incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. on June 12 near the settlement of Bairak, east of “DPR”-controlled Horlivka (39km north-east of Donetsk)”, – as stated in the report of the OSCE SMM.

The woman had injured her left shoulder and her husband suffered light head injuries.

The victim also added that they used the road frequently. An emergency service employee in Horlivka told the SMM that the truck carrying a man and a woman had struck an anti-tank mine. He added that six anti-tank mines had been found near the spot of the incident and that they had been cleared by controlled explosion.