Five die in Sevastopol during bomb disposal

Four mine-clearance specialists from the Ministry of Emergency Situations and a security guard died during demining operations in Sevastopol. Five people were killed in an explosion in Sevastopol — four pyrotechnicians from the Ministry of Emergency Situations and one security guard, the head of the city, Mikhail Razvozhayev, reported.

Consensus

Five people died in Sevastopol.
The fatalities occurred during the inspection of a territory after a Ukrainian military attack.
A non-detonated weapon exploded during the operation.
Four of the victims were MCHS pyrotechnicians.
One victim was a security guard of a city object.
The incident happened in the night before 13 August.
The MCHS personnel had previously cleared mines and ordnance in Sevastopol, Donbass, and Kursk Oblast.
The governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhaev, confirmed the deaths and stated that families of the victims would receive support.
The explosion occurred during a mission to clear the city of dangerous ordnance.

Points of divergence

A man died in a separate incident involving a device placed in a trash can near a bench, allegedly killed by a bomb planted by a Ukrainian intelligence officer. The victim was identified as Captain 1st Rank Robert Shagayev, a former Ukrainian Navy submarine commander who defected to Russia after 2014. — tg_astrapress
The location of the explosion was near a 330 kV power substation, where a damaged MCHS Ford Transit vehicle was found, and bodies of MCHS personnel were lying nearby. — tg_radiosvoboda
The explosion occurred near an electrical substation, and a Ford Transit vehicle belonging to MCHS was present at the scene. — tg_currenttime

Coverage (18 sources)

Five people died when disarming a VU weapon in Sevastopol — РИАМО
In Sevastopol, five died when disarming a Ukrainian Armed Forces shell. Four of them were emergency services pyrotechnicians. — Фонтанка
In Sevastopol, five people died during the inspection of the territory after attacks by Armed Forces of Ukraine — Дождь
In Sevastopol, four Russian emergency services employees and a guard died due to an explosive device detonation, said a city official under Russian control... — Радио Свобода
Five people died during demining in annexed Sevastopol — Настоящее Время
Five people died in an explosion in annexed Sevastopol, — 'head' of the city — ASTRA
Four pyrotechnicians of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and a guard died when neutralizing munitions in annexed Sevastopol — The Insider
At Sevastopol demining, four mine sweepers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and a guard died — SOTAvision
In Sevastopol, five people died in an explosion — BBC News Русская служба
Four mine-sweepers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and a guard died in Sevastopol during demining after an attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine — Коммерсантъ
Five people died during mine clearance in Sevastopol — Ведомости
Five people died in Sevastopol when disarming a VU weapon — Интерфакс
Five people died when clearing ammunition of Ukrainian Armed Forces after attack on Sevastopol — Вечерняя Москва
Four pyrotechnicians of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and a guard died during demining in Sevastopol. — Mash
Five people died in Sevastopol during demining after an attack by VU. Among them — 4 pyrotechnicians of the MChS and a facility guard. — Baza
Five people died in explosion in Sevastopol – four pyrotechnicians of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and a guard. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
In Sevastopol, four pyrotechnicians of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and a guard died during territory inspection — Вести
Five people, including four pyrotechnicians from the Ministry of Emergency Situations, died during the demining of VU weapons after an attack on Sevastopol... — ТАСС (Telegram)

Five die in Sevastopol during bomb disposal

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