Man killed and teenager injured as car hits explosive in Chernihiv District
A car struck an explosive object while driving along a dirt road in the Chernihiv District, and the blast killed a 56-year-old man and injured a teenager, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (SES) reported.
The incident occurred on 10 November 2026 at around noon. The car caught fire after hitting the explosive object.
“Unfortunately, a man born in 1970 was killed. Another male, born in 2008, was injured,” the statement said.
Emergency responders arrived at the scene and extinguished the fire.
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The State Emergency Service urged people to stay on roads that have been checked and avoid areas that may be contaminated with explosive objects.
To provide background, in May 2026, criminal proceedings were opened in Chernihiv Region (Oblast) over the illegal handling of weapons, ammunition or explosives after a teenager was injured at home in a grenade explosion. The incident occurred on 10 May in the town of Bobrovytsia.
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That night, a 14-year-old teenager found something at home resembling a fuse from a grenade that his father had brought back from the front line in 2022. The item exploded while he was dismantling it, injuring his arm and both legs.
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