Residents of Izyum in the Kharkiv region say that crows carry anti-personnel mines " As a result, the shells end up on the territory that has already been checked by sappers.. This is reported by Status Quo, citing eyewitness accounts..

Kharkiv zoo specialists confirmed to the publication that corvids are physically capable of carrying objects like the Petals anti-personnel mine, which weigh only 80 grams..

" However, it is quite plausible! - says Dmitry Strelkov, Deputy Head of the Cultural and Educational Department of the Kharkov Zoo. - Corvids, especially the raven and the hooded crow, are very smart. Usually these birds are wary of human products, but in our time some of them are so accustomed to living next to people that they are quite carefree about such things that they can be carried on the fly and then dropped..

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Status Quo recalls that in Izyum, a woman recently exploded on a mine right in the market. And in Balakleya it happened almost in the city center, a stone's throw from the supermarket.

" As the State Emergency Service said, during remote mining, such ammunition can get stuck in tree branches, remain on the roofs of houses. After a while, this inconspicuous little mine may be where it was not before..

Whether the crows “mine” the towns, is it another urban legend trying to explain the unexpected appearance of the “petals”, one thing remains indisputable - you need to remain vigilant, be careful, and if a suspicious object is found, do not touch it in any way. The discovery should be reported to the State Emergency Service or the National Police by calling " Well, as follows from the message, you should be prepared to find a dangerous object in those places where, by all indications, it should not be.

Mine safety rules for outdoor recreation have recently been cited.