In Velyka Novoselka, Donetsk region, a boy found a combat element of a Tornado-S rocket. The projectile detonated and the child received bodily injuries incompatible with life, reports the Office of the Ombudsman of Ukraine..

“Preliminarily, since the beginning of a full-scale war, only in the Donetsk region, 18 children were killed by shell explosions, another 29 were injured.. The data is inaccurate, since in some settlements of the region it is not yet possible to establish the real number of dead and injured,” the report says..

It is noted that daily explosions are heard in every corner of the region..

“Russian troops unprincipledly fire at settlements, destroying the most valuable thing - our children,” the Ombudsman’s Office reports..

The department added that now a lot of explosive objects remain on the ground: fragments from shells, special mechanisms exploding over time, and in children, natural curiosity exceeds a sense of fear and self-defense: they come close to explosive objects, try to disassemble them or bring them home. Such actions lead to terrible accidents..

“Therefore, it is so important to explain the consequences of such actions, to teach the rules of behavior in such situations.. This will save their lives,” emphasizes the Ombudsman’s Office.

Police warn: upon detection of an explosive device, it is FORBIDDEN:.

approach the subject;

move it or pick it up;

discharge, throw, hit him;

light a fire nearby or throw an object at it;

bring an item home, to the yard, to school.

“You must immediately notify the police, emergency services on the number 101 or adults about the find! The number of the duty unit of the police of Donetsk region is 050-020-98-46,” the Ombudsman’s Office added..

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Earlier it was reported that for 82.5 thousand. sq.. km of the territory of Ukraine there are explosive objects, all these territories need to be cleared. Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Denis Monastyrsky said that after the end of the war, Ukraine will need several more years to clear mines, since without this it is impossible to restore any object.